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Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1945-11-01
The Governor Gets About

L ne governor OeLS AOO1tI
Remember Arthur Langlie, whom the voters
of Washington dismissed from his gubernatoria
duties last November?
One of the chief reasons for the Langlie defeat
if We are to recall the arguments against him. was
that he contented himself too completely in Oym-
pia. 1t was claimed he was do-nOthing Cover
nor Washington's dynamic citizens expressed
themselves in favor of action.
In electing Mon C. Wallgren to the governor
ship, they got what they wanted. The present
Governor is action spelled forward and backward
But again we hear complaints, some of the beefs
coming from his supporters. He gads around too
much He talks too much. He plans too much.
He goes to the National Capitol and hobnobs with
President Truman. He stops in Chicago to see a
World Series bali game. He traipses off from
Washington to New York City
And he turns the affairs of state over to Victor
Aloysius Meyers the Acknowledgements
Vic Meyers occupied the same office under Nh
Langlie-a most irritating, not to say nconven-
lent crmustance We had war on then The
states people could endure that. They had to-
But for good Republican to travel beyond the
states borders even on most important Official
business, leaving the damdemocrat Meyers tempo
rarlly in the top seat, would be inviting hazard
greater than war.
So Mr.. Langlie stayed in Olympia, doing little
out draw his salary, for four years, plantively
telling us that Vic had him fenced in"
Mon Wallgren changed all that. He gets about
he talks he sticks out his chin. But before his
TRENDS take poke at it, they should remember
that the growing interdependence and cooperation
OF State and Federal Governments is develop
nlent which no governor should or can ignore if
ne Is to give best service to the people whom he
serves as chief executive
NO governor dare longer function merely as .
political stuffed shirt, cookie pusher tea SIP
per Mr. Langlies fate is proof if proof is needed,
for anything so obvious
II a governor is to be worth his red stamps. he
must be the states business manager. This was
MI "allgrens idea when he campagned for the
oIllce after quitting a cushy job in the United
States Senate 1t is his idea today.
tie Is one of President Truman's most intimate
friends; and if any Wallgren critic thinks this
ooesnt mean something to the State of Washino.
ton, he doesn't know what makes homo saniens
something more than sap"
Governor Walgren has great and practical
plans for promoting industrial development of orr
state In big way. Private finance must be nter-
ested- That means our mountain of potentiaties
must be taken to the Mahomet of money in New
York City.
Mr. Wallgren knows this He's salesman He
legs II off to ring doorbells where the prosnacts
live
incidentally there have been no dire politica,
or social upheavals. no palace revolutions while
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1945-11-01
Goering's Insomnia Worse

The aggreved Big Four powers have lodged
their indictment against "a top-drawer Nazs, de-
failing charges on which they will be tried, start
ing the Goth of November. at Nuremberg.
Thus the ancient city of meistersingers and min
nesingers and toymakers the olden-time center
of peace and JOY and song, will be turned into
stage set for tragedy, one of the grimmest and
heaviest of portent in the history of civilization
on this planet
Not only will the defendants be made to answer
for crimes committed or ordered in the course of
the war Under Count One of the documents
four. the prosecutor will attempt to convict them
Of offense which never before in the worlds
troubled history has been regarded as crime de
jure,-conSpiracy to start war.
This right Of sovereign nation has never be-
fore been questioned by ruling powers. Christ left
no doubt that He regarded such an act as one of
the highest of crimes. His followers many of
them. and peoples who did not and do not follow
the precepts of the Prince of Peace. have accepted
peace as the normal state of human society, and
looked upon war as one of its most criminal mani
feStationS.
Nevertheless, there is not on the panel of the
trial court the representative of single nation
which has not started Wharf.-The United States
being no exception. (Ask Mexico.)
The Naz defense does not need to be reminded
OF this fact History stands as witness Among
the four counts. therefore the first will be most
difficult to sustain
In order to convict under this section of the
indictment, it will be necessary to invoke and en-
ploy principle not presently countenanced in the
code OF any leading nation: ex post factO legisla-
ton.
Laws designed to punish crimes committed
prior to enactment of legislation making crimes of
the offending acts are prohibited by the Const-
tuition of the United States
Francis Biddle, former ATTORNEY General of
the United States, is the I. S. member of the war
crimes commission: Robert H. Jackson. justice
OF the Supreme Court of the United States will be
prosecutor at the Nuremberg trial
As former Interpreters and enforcers of our
Federal Constitution. il will be interesting to note
TO what extent their experiences in operating our
judicial machinery viii affect their attitude in the
case OF the NaziS
II conviction Is had under Count One a plinciple
VIII have been written into the growing body of
international law which Is prohibited in the law
codes applicable TO internal justice in the nations
participating al the trial. However. in forming
an international code Of law-sorething sadly
needed as an instrument Of justice in the lasting
peace to which the world looks forward so hone
1uily-a start must be made some time. and ner.
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1945-11-01
Britain Upto Her Old Tricks

A fement of nationalism bubbles in the South
west Pacific. 1t started in lndo-China, where the
Annamese emphasized with firearms their objec-
ton to return to French rule. The dominion of
France over this colony had given history little
but record of oppression and exploitation which
left the native population completely indifferent
to change of masters when the Japanese came
in 1912.
Moreover France had made no contribution to
allied efforts to defeat the Japanese and, earlier,
had done little more to help bring about the down.
fall of Japans European partners, having quit
cold when the going got rugged
Nevertheless De Gaue lost no time in assert
ing his country's claim to the right to reestablish
French sovereignty over Indo-China and, it may
be confidently assumed, to take up exploitation of
the natives where it was interrupted by the Japa-
neSe version.
Since De Gaulle had no forces or ships with
which to make his country's re-entry into the
colony possible, the British government obligingly
assumed the job
In Britain's battle with rebellious Annamese
she did not hesitate to employ Japanese armed
troops; and in her centuries-long record of ag-
her purpose to continue playing the game which
the world told she had foresworn, through
Winston Churchill, when he and the late President
Roosevelt promulgated the Atlantic Charter.
Later, in complete disregard of that pledge to
earth's weaker peoples, this time under Churchis
successor, Prime Minister Clement Attlee, Britain
gave another demonstration of her support of
the principle of Imperialism by armed might when
she fought the efforts of natives to establish their
own government in the Island of Java. And, as
In the case of Indo-China, British power was
eXerted in behalf of European state which was
too weak to help itself, unable to re-establish its
rule IN territory taken from it by the japanese
and to the natives of which Japanese exploitation
must have seemed little worse than that practiced
by their Dutch masters for close to two centuries
These sorry, sordid maneuverings of Great
Britain are doubly hard for Americans to take;
for not only did our late President exact from a
reluctant Churchill the declarations of the Atlantic
Charter as part of the price Britain should pay for
u ). help in her war of survival but the armed
forces of the United States were almost wholly
responsible for the victory over Japan which gave
venal France and selfish Britain and money-grab
oing Holland new lease on imperialistic life in
Asia and the Southwest Pacific
Without Americas great sacrifice of blood and
treasure there would be nothing left in those
areas Tor any European nation to fight for. Now
we must stand by and witness the rebirth of
imperialism in its basest form, with Britain and
france and the Dutch as the avaricious bene-
felarles of our sacrifices
Inc chef difficulty seems to be that the natives
Oh 'hose oppressed lands were so naive as to
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1945-01-18
Seeks Release
In Staying Case

Circuit Judge Joseph A. Moyni-
han today issued writ OF
habeas corpus for the court APP
pearance Monday of Mrs. Mary
r. Bernette, 81. serving a 5 to IS
year prison term for the Staying
Of her S-year-old aughter,
Patricia Feb /. 1912.
The writ was granted at the
request of Peter B. Bernette, her
husband who told the judge, that
although his wife had been de-
clared sane by examining psy-
chiratrists. Officials at the
Detroit House of Correction re-
fused 10 release her.
When Mrs. Bernette was SEN
fenced after pleading guilty to
having strangled the child in an
insane rage. Judge Moynihsn stip-
ulated that she he released as
soon as doctors thought il sd-
visahle.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1945-01-18
How to Assist
Hunt for Killers

Any one having information that may lead 10 the arrest
Of the sayers state Warren c. Hooper for which
the state is preparing offer reward of S25000 urged
10 call the local police station state police post
The reward will be paid only the basis OF contracting
one Of The following police points other police Office
Detroit state police post BEDFORD 400
Detroit police headquarters Randolph 500.
Circuit Judge Leland W. Carr. Lansing 565l7.
Kim Siger. special prosecutor. Lansing 4-l453.
Murl X. Aten. jackson County prosecutor, Jackson.
Oscar G. Oander commissioner of state police; Capt.
Harold Mubar police chief Of detectives other
state police officer, East Lansing 5-9f2t
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1945-01-18
Elliott ROOSeVeIf'S
Dog DiSpIaceS Sailor

the sergeant had to leave the
plane
I'VE protested and the lieu
tenant showed us that the dog
had an priority. while we
only had &C. priority" Leroy
told Stafford, THE dogs crate
was so big IL took up three
seats"
The seaman alleged that in
StructionS which went with the
crate contained the-tnformatiur
that the dog was the property ol
Col Elliott Roosevelt and was
consigned TO his wife in Holly.
wood
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1945-01-18

MARTINEZ. Cal. Jan. II
GNS) Seaman 1/c Leon Leroy,
1S, L.. S. navy gunner, was at
tempting today to obtain airplane
transportation TO New York, after
a trip TO the Elurlng which
time he claimed he was forced 10
give up his seat on an army trans
port to a dog
The dog. repeatedly the prop
erty of Faye Emerson Roosevelt.
HOLLYWOOD actress and recent
bride of Col. Elliott Roosevelt, had
higher seat priority than the
sailor.
Seaman Leroy told Walter Stat
ford. Martinez newspaper re-
porter. that when he arrived IN
New York Jan A, he learned that
his father had died Dec. 6 in
Antioch Cal
He obtained an emergency leave
and priority which gave him pas
sage on an army cargo plane. An
army sergeant and navy Seabee
also had similar priorities, he said.
At Dayton, O.. he told Stafford,
large box containing a huge
dog was put aboard, together
with instructions on feeding and
caring for the dog.
On Jan. IL, at Memphis, more
priority cargo was put aboard,
which necessitated removal OF
some of the planes cargo.
An army lieutenant. after exam
ming the various priorities. told
1 Leroy that he and the Seabee and
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1945-01-18
B-29s Hit
FOrIllOSa
In I'd Raid

WASHINGTON, Jan. II (INS3
"A feet of Superfortresses
roared out of their China bases
today TO blast Formosa in the
continuing air blitz supporting
American troops cutting through
LuZon.
Eighty China-based B-2Ss
raided japanese installations on
Formosa today and 300 carrier
borne Grammar fighters made
widespread attacks on coastal
areas of South China, " the Japs-
nese Domei agency reported.
IA Japanese broadcast said
that single B-29s. presumably on
Gather and reconnaissance
missions. raided central Honshu
Island three times during the
night. One dropped bombs on
Nagoya and the other two flew
over Kyoto, Shizuoka. Nagano
and Kanto, the Japanese said.)
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1945-01-18
LICENSES CHECKED

THE checkup," he said. will
he a process of elimination. We
have arrived at our present de-
auctions by processes OF eiimi-
nation which pointed directly to
these suspects"
90 The special prosecutor also re-
vealed that license records 0were
being checked after witnesses
supplied part of the license num-
Der on a sedan seen parked near
the murder scene about two hours
before the crime.
The letters on the plate were
nc. indicating Ingham County
Lansing - ard the first OF the
plates four numerals was 8. The
information was supplied by two
snow pillow operators who first
saw the car near the scene.
Sigler said the make of the car
was not known and the two snow
piow operators were unable 10
say whether the car they saw was
maroon in color. Earlier witnesses
said the car they saw parked by
Hooper's at the time of his death
was maroon.
The lead supplied by the latest
witnesses touched off a careful
search of state records to find
which car in the nc 5000 series
are sedans and, further, which are
maroon in color.
That the plates might have been
stolen was highly possible since
still other witnesses reported see
ing one of the occupants of the
slayers' car working at its real
AZ if changing plates.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1945-01-18
Sani+orium Reflects

The Detroit tuberculosis SAM
forum today had reelected all
officers at its 34th annual meeting
Yesterday. They are DR.. Burt R.
Shurly. president; Paul r. Moody,
vice president, and Mrs. Cecil H.
Hobbs. secretary.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1945-01-18
.Sig|er Hunts
Mystery Pair

Continued from Page One)
turned around and headed to-
ward the cloakroom.
As he passed the main door
way Of the Senate, he was ac-
cOsted by these two men. The
tall one wore a dark overcoat,
but no hat. The small man
wore a lighter overcost and a
hat We believe TO have been
light green.
Senator Hooper seemed To
know the tall man, who intro
duced him to the smaller one.
They shook hands and talked
for about three minutes.
LEAVES PLACE ALONE
Hooper then left them, OBJ
tanned his hat and coat at the
CloakroOm and left the Capitol
alone. The two men had dis
appeared.
Prom the Capitol. Hooper
went to the OsteOpathic Hos
pital where he had been living
and then drove Ia the Porter
Hotel. which he left, apparently
alone, at $3.50 p. m. This was
about 80 or 40 minutes before
the murder.
I'VE feel we know the names
OF these two men. But we want
to know why they have not
come forward like others who
were with Hooper that after
noon, and tell us about their
conversation.
1T may he significant that
they have not appeared vOlun-
tarily."
Believing definitely that hireC
aSsasSins killed Hooper. Siglel
asked police today 10 check th'
activities of known gunner il
Detroit, Chicago and other major
cities.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1945-01-18
Envoy Change 1inted

LONDON, Jan. Il (INS)--John
Balfour. British minister IN Mos
COW, may succeed Sir Ronald
Campbell as British minister IN
Washington, according to reports
current in London TO-DAY.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1945-01-18
REFUTES DOG STORY

DAYTON, Jan. II UP)-Maj.
f. A. Gilbert, officer in charge of
the air transport command at Pat
terson Field here. said today that
he had no record of a dog being
placed aboard an army cargo ship
here with an "A priority.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1945-01-18

Order the United States War
Savings Stamps from your De-
troit Times carrier.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1945-01-18
TANKS DESTROYED

American patrols were revealed
to be operating in the Cabaruan
hills which. though only 100 20
$50 feet tall. command the sur
rounding rice and cane fields.
japanese mortsrs and sniperS en-
placed in the hills had fired on
the advancing Americans.
At the northeastern corner Of
the beachhead, other forces re-
pulsed -cnemy's first tank
counterattack Sunday night and
pressed on TO within 1000 yards
of Pozorrubio, ga miles east of
San Fabian. Three Japanese tanks
we're destroyed and the remainder
fled.
Farther north. troops opened a
drive against enemy forces in the
Rosario area
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1945-01-18
Roosevelt Asks
Work, Fight Law

Continued from Page One
army in the last two months. by
reason Of the severity Of the
weather and the fighting on the
European front. taxed the re-
placement system TO the breaking
nOini
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1945-01-18
Job Boost
Promised
For State

More war Jobs, especially for
women, doomed as certainty for
Detroit and other points in Mich
gan today as 1t. Gen. w. B.
Styre promised new contracts.
The promise came during a con-
ference at Washington between
Gen. Styre, in charge Of the army
service forces in the absence of
1t. Gen. Somervell, and Edward
Cushman, director of the VINO
for Michigan.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1945-01-18
100000 MORE NEEDED

They reported that 100000 re-
placements for overseas theaters
must be provided by the army be-
fore June 30, and that throughout
this period the army must also
approximately l0O0,OOp
individuals IN training for replace
ment
The letter revealed for the first
time that the l.. s. navy IN the
Pacific had sustained extensive
damage" and that many Of the
vessels will require major re-
pair.
Because Of an overall shortage
of ship workers. the two war lead
ers continued. the increased repair
load lis already being reflected in
a showdown in the construction Of
new ships which have been
counted on for future operations.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1945-01-18
SHORTAGE IN Is4S

A manpower shortage in foun-
dries in 1943, he declared, made it
necessary to deprive troops in
training in the United States" of
certain materials in order that
supplies could be sent to the
fighting fronts.
He declared there is precedence
for drafting nanpower on the
home front in the state constitu-
tions OF New Hampshire, Massa-
chussets and Pennsylvania. the
latter dating back TO 1776, and in
a labor draft" bill passed in
Maryland in 1917.
New Jersey passed a similar
law for the assignment Of man
power 10 private employment
during the First World War"
he added.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1945-01-18
Ydnks Racing
For Manila

SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. II
(INSl-Tokyo radio reported to-
day that Japanese air units had
sunk a cruiser in their attacks on
an American convoy in waters
west of Luzon in the Philippines.
GEN. MacA RTHU RS HQ.,
LUZ0N, Jan. II (UP) -Tw o
strong Sixth Army columns have
merged near Paniqui, So miles in
land, and are sweeping south
across the Luzon plains toward
Tarlac and Manila virtually unop-
posed, a front dispatch said today.
II. d. Quigg. UP correspondent
with forces on the Luzon plain,
said the columns joined near
Paniqui after advancing from
Moncada, four and a half miles
TO the north, and Gambling, IL
miles northwest.
TOKYO's VERSION
"a Tokyo dispatch quoted by
the German DNB news agency
reported penetrations by units
of a major tank force" landed
by Americans IN the Lingayen
area
("The American units which
landed at San Fabian have been
fighting 10 widen their bridge
head" said frontline reports,
quoted in the meSsageD
Lack of bridges was causing
more difficulty than enemy OPP
position in the frontal advance on
Tarlac, Quigg said. He said the
Americans may use the roadbed
of the narrow-gauge railway run
ming from Moncada as the road
bed for a new highway TO Manila.
Five highways and one of the
two north-south railways on Luz
zon merge at Tarlac and its cap
ture would put the Americans
only 20 miles from the great
Clark Field air center and almost
half way from LIngayen Gulf TO
Manila Bay.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1945-01-18
CITE WEAPON NEEDS

Citing also manpower needs in
the production of new weapons
and devices for both tire army
and navy, Marshall and King con-
cluded their letter with the OBJ
Servation that 1--WE feel that the
United States should make every
conceivable effort 10 enable the
armed forces TO carry out your
Instructions.
Col. Louis Sanders. liaison Of
fcer Of the army,s chief of staff
office. told the minitary commit
tee that. contrary 10 labor and
industry testimony, some military
production detectives were not
met in either 1913 or 1914.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1945-01-18
JOBS FOR WOMEN

AuSilTlldn informed Ten. StNIe
that Detroit could use more in
dustry on Selective basis and
that specialized manpower was
available. He asked that procure
ment agencies of the government
give emphasis 10 contracts which
can be produced by woman per-
sonnet Some women have been
laid off from war jobs, Cushman
indicated, and he said he wanted
them put back TO work"
Gen. Styre gave an immediate
promise that this would be done.
FLINT NEAR TOP
Gen. Styre indicated that Flint
will gel special consideration also
II, handing OUT additional con-
tracts. Cushman said. Expanded
emergency housing facilities for
Albion also were promised be-
cause Of an increase in foundry
work there requiring many more
workers.
Cushman was given a reminder
for Detroit war workers 10 keep
up their production quotas in
tanks and heavy trucks because
the need for these vehicles re-
mains most critical. New arrivals
of tanks and heavy trucks are
being rushed directly 10 the front
from unloading wharves in Eu-
rope, Gen. Styre said
Detroit evening times., 1945-12-03
The NimifZ Testimony

Now he says that we should have
better reason than any offered so
far" for changing system that
has proved itself so effective"
But il was the very INEFFEC-
TIVENESS Of the present system of
separate commands that Adm.
Nimitz himself had exposed and de
nounced.
What better reason" would he
now require for the CHANGE in the
system which heSthen advocated?
THE interval during which his
change of mind occurred did not
produce any war experience IN vln-
dication of the system of separate
commands.
In truth, it was period of active
and efficient and triumphant warfare
in which system of UNIFIED COM
mand took the PLACE of the ineffec
tive separate commands.
Instead of proving Adm. Nimitz
wrong in his first expression of judg-
ment, the subsequent events of the
Pacific war proved him absolutely
RIGHT
What, then, has so sharply and
strangely influenced or induced him
to change his mind?
He testified according to HIS
OWN judgment and experience in
the first instance.
The American people are wonder
ing, and are entitled to ask, what he
is testifying according to now.
Is he still speaking his own mind?
Or is he now merely serving as a
spokesman for Navy Department
POLICY?
Detroit evening times., 1945-12-03
THESE DAYS

Hawaii whore he believed The
japanese would be able 70 do
what they y-dia.-
This conclusion he exper'ly
delivered 70 the commander
ln-Chief of the United States
Navy, one Franklin d Roose-
velt great collector Of ship
models and etchlngs but other
wise unframed
Mr.. ROOSEN L T SAID,
AI Nay to Admiral Rich
ardson's proposition and from
the testimony II seems that the
two got into an argument on
the subject, the President ap-
parently taking the position
that who does the admiral
think ne is anyhow. telling him
how TO run the navy? SO he
kicked the admiral out.
W hen Richardson inquired
why he was so Curtly removed
from A position for which he
had spent a lifetime in prepara-