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Net Afraid of the Truth
X FEW words to the effect that "well-informed people
A have the best morale" were eaid this week by Major
' General Millard Harmon of the Second Air Force at Spo
i kane, and no truer words were ever spoken.
They are particularly true in the case of the Amer
ican people, for Americans are accustomed to the free
and untrammeled dissemination of information. When
another policy is instituted, they become suspicious and
distrustful of the authorities, and people in that frame
i of mind do not have a high morale. ... ...
i In war time, it is an absurdity to suppose it is feasible
br sensible to give out information that will give aid to
'the enemies of this country. A certain amount of censor
: fehip is therefore inevitable, and no good citizen wants
'it any other way.
j
But those with the authority to restrict information
'should go carefully with full realization they are handling
laomething that is of extreme importance.
; They should keep these two'facts in mind:
1. American people ean stand the shock of bad news
infl will feel better if they are given it frankly and
promptly. , ...
2. American people have a sense of humor and tney
Are accustomed to news discrimination.
; No more magnificent showing of morale in the face
f a bitter situation is recorded in world history than that
inade by the British people after Dunkirk.
!.?. The British leader in that amazing demonstration of
pint was Winston Churchill, who has a way of telling
ithe. brutal truth without pulling a punch. The British
jpolicy throughout has been to give the people the news,
good or bad, and there has been a lot of bad. Since the
JiPacific war outbreak last Sunday, the British have suf
fered their worst naval blow of the war, and the British
people got the news immediately. The United States
government has yet to give in similar detail the story of
Pearl Harbor. '
Clearly, a people who know they are going to be given
the worst news when it occurs, will have no lurking fear
that things are worse than has been revealed to them.
A people who, have been kept in the dark, and know it,
will have that lurking fear. .Lurking fear is not the stuff
of 'Which morale ismade. ? ' !
Soiet'ttf know the worst Our belief is ft will inspire
the American people to new heights of endeavor, rather
than frighten them into whimpering defeatism.
'Already the propagandists of the enemy are attempt
ing to work on the American people. They are putting
out a lot of "information" designed for American ears.
Let it come. American people are schooled in news dis
crimination, and if they know the sources (as is inevitably
indicated by the American press services) they won't be
fooled.. There are a lot of laughs packed in these bungling
tmTfji at hamboozlinsr the Americans, and laughs are
good for morale.
It is to be expected at this stage of the game that mis
takes will be made in instituting new policies ot a war
time basis. Those in charge of restrictions will not go far
.wrong if they make use of the experience of the British.
America First
Committee Will
Be Dissolved
CHICAGO, Dec. 12 (UP) The
national directors of the Ameri
ca First committee announced
Thursday; that the organization
would be dissolved as soon as
the necessary legal steps can be
taken. . i".
"The primary objective be
fore the nation can now be com
pletely defined in one word:
"Victory!" the committee said.
The announcement was made
by National Chairman Gen. Rob
ert E. Wood after a day long
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conference of directors. Direct
ors R. Douglas Stuart Jr., Chi
cago, and John T. Flynn, New
York, attended the press, con
ference at which Wood an
nounced dissolution of the com
mittee. Wood said Charles A. Lind
bergh had approved "by tele
phone in advance" any action
the directors might take.
JOPLIN, Mo., W) Detectives
accosted a truck driver and
asked if he'd registered with au
thoritieslike Japanese are sup
posed to. Then they apologized
The indignant redskin, an Ok
lahoma Indian, suggested he was
"a real 100 per cent American."
M7a '1U Sweeteit Motiten
Whether you are young
mvuigp awnicumiy iiiui sno win aiways rememDer,
Suggestions to fit ony pocket book:
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Glasses Candy Dishes
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Ask about our Budget Plan!
WASHINGTON, Dec. 1J The
raising of an army of 6,000,
000 men may be the next step.
It could be done within a year.
At present we have 1,600,000 (as
everyone knows) and have al
ready appropriated for equip
ment for 3,200,000.
A new goal ' of 6.000,000 or
more is almost a necessary con
sequence of the government's
announced intention to double
and eventually treble our pres
ent planned arms production
program. If the number of guns
is to be doubled, the number of
men to man them must roughly
be doubled. Vast expansion of
the draft and enlistment pro
gram is a foreordained require
ment. No one will be lightheaded
enough to arise in congress or
elsewhere now to ask where they
will be used. That question
might have been in order a week
ago. It was only about seven
short days ago that a newspaper
shocked the country with the
revelation that the army thought
10,000,000 might be needed two
years hence. That estimate now
is conservative for 1943.
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AIR TOR
The fighting so far has. shown
that what we need most is su
periority of the air in as much
of the world as possible. We
must above all have planes,
planes, planes. Nearly everyone
knows that, or suspects it. But
what is not so widely under
stood is the fact that at the head
of the list of our most urgent
necessities is a particular type
of plane the air torpedo boat.
The awakening jolt we got at
Pearl Harbor showed that. The
battleship disasters of the Brit
ish off Malaya, proved it again
(although the British should not
have needed the extra lesson
after what they did to the Bis
marck and the Italian fleet at
Taranto).
If a $60,000,000 battleship can
be destroyed by a $60,000 flying
boat, it is time we had a few
more than the few we have. (The
figures are rhetorical approxima
tions). With 5000 torpedo planes,
our shores should not only be
made secure from invasion, and
our fleet relieved of coastal ob.
ligations, but we could fly in
upon the Jap fleet. '
If the French should so far
debase their honor as to relin
quish the French fleet to Hitler
eventually, a few thousand more
of these flying destroyers might
well handle that situation in the
Atlantic.
If 15 or 20 of these planes are
sent out to get a battleship and
told not to come back without
it, all they seem to need is good
weather and an even break.
In the war of surface naval
craft against the torpedo plane
the edge is swerving sharply
aloft
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Those mysterious enemy bomb
ers which tried to sneak in upon
San Francisco only to run with
out dropping their messages,
were probably picking land
marks for return visit. Brit
ish and Germans thus measured
air distances for some weeks be
fore they attempted action. Such
is the reasonable and WARN
ING theory held here.
If no recent army air survey
of Lower California has been
made, it will be done before this
reaches your eye. The remote
possibility of secret . airfields
there has not been overlooked.
Also we may well suppose our
Aleutian bases are getting rein
forcements and the Japanese,
mainland will get a few visits
promptly.
o o o
If you as a citizen are won.
or old you'll wont to give
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"Let's tell Mother you shot half of these rabbits that I
bagged. Dad if she knew you were such a poor shot she
might worry about us hunting together!"
Reports From Hawaii Say
Martial Law Proclaimed
By FRANK TREMAWE
HONOLULU, T. H., Dec. 12
(UP) Martial law has been
proclaimed for the territory of
Han-ait with the full approval
of President Roosevelt.
It is reported to be function
ing smoothly and the method of
operation and results to date
have been reported directly to
the president
An army announcement today
said the military government of
Hawaii is functioning well ac
cording to plan. The population
of the territory (which includes
many thousands of Japanese)
generally is cooperating with the
military authorities and is well
behaved.
No hostile attacks against the
islands have been reported since
Sunday.
A blackout was enforced
throughout the islands last night
and was Intended to safeguard
derlng what you can do, you are I
being told every second i of the
day in press and radio Buy de
fense stamps and bonds. You
can have no excuses. They are
furnished in amounts from 25
cents up to $5000.
Having read this column pre
viously, you may recollect sev
eral critical comments on the
restraints in principal, interest
and taxation imposed by the
treasury. That was before the
war, when these bonds could be
considered fairly on their invest
ment values. Now they have be
come a solemn obligation upon
each citizen. Now everyone must
buy for the preservation of his
country.
And Incidentally investment
values have changed since last
Sunday morning. Where else can
you better put your money to
day? Apiaries Inspected
In Klamath County
The state department of agri
culture plant division made 51
inspections of apiaries in Klam
ath county in 1941, it was re
ported Friday.
These inspections covered 120
colonies of bees. The department
found six infected colonies of
the American foulbrood disease.
This represents 11.7 per cent
of infected apiaries.
Two colonies in Klamath coun
ty were infected with European
foulbrood.
The department announced
that the American foulbrood was
on a decrease in Klamath
county.
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! civilians as wall as military in
stallations, according to an offi
cial statement.
Results of the blackout were
described as "impressive."
There have been few cases of
non-cooperation (on the part of
the civilian population) and
these have been "severely dealt
with," military authorities said
A provost court, presided over
by Judge James L. Coke, has
been established and has dis
posed of 15 cases. Fifteen more
cases ere under investigation.
Two persons who failed to obey
the blackout regulations were
fined S10 each. Two other cases,
described as more flagrant, also
were disposed of -and the per
sons convinced were fined $100
each and sentenced to 100 days
at hard labor as enemies of the
territory. The sentences to hard
labor later were suspended but
the fines stood.
President Calls
Labor, Industry
For Conference
WASHINGTON, Dec. 12 (UP)
President Roosevelt today in
vited leaders of Industry and
labor to meet in Washington
next week to consider the prob
lem of labor disputes during the
war.
A White House announcement
said the "first and essential ob
jective" of the conference would
be to reach "a unanimous agree
ment to prevent the Interruption
of production by labor disputes
during the period of the war."
The president asked William
Green, president of the Ameri
can Federation of Labor, and
Philip Murray, president of the
congress of industrial organiza
tions, each to designate six re
presentatives from difference
unions affiliated with their or
ganizations to attend the confer
ence. PSYCHOLOGICAL CURE
BOONVILLE, Mo., IP) Wil
liam Reichel's rheumatism was
giving him fits. He went to the
cabinet for liniment, found a bot
tle and massaged the contents
into his knee.
The pain eased and he felt
much better until Mrs. Reichel
stormed through the house want
ing to know who'd been in the
vanilla extract.
The tuberculosis death rate of
girls and young women between
the ages of 15 and 25 is one and
one-half times that of boys and
young men of the same ages.
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UNION SHOP
KLAMATH FALLS, Ore., (To
the Editor) In answer to Mr.
Orris McCartney of Dec. 6, I
belong to nn union, but I know
1 should. After nil they have
done a lot of good, now I ask
Mr. McCartney Just how did
we get the pay rilies amount
ing to about $25 a month or may
be $30 a month since the Indus
trial Recovery act was thrown
out by the supremo court. I
suppose one in a million would
say it came out of the employers
heart, but after 35 years of ex
perience those things Just don't
come from the heart. For ex
ample how did we get the 8
hour day? It took a 7 month
strike In Klamath Falls, and In
some places it took the wage
hour bill. Up north they had
strikes and strikes to get more
pay. that's why we got it here
Indirectly the unions did it. Now
I'm asking inyono what Is wrong
with giving those responsible
$1.00 a month out of $25 or $30
they have gotten ror us. 1 don't
but I will admit I am a clilsler
and don't deny any other name
the union has to give me. Now
Just for example, who causes
these strikes? Let's take the last
coal mine strike. Ninety-five per
cent belong to the union which
has gotten the men many things
worth many dollurs a year both
to members and non members
alike. Why not the 5 per cent
pay the same as the 05 per cent?
The constitution says majority
rules, but still 5 per cent of the
help will cause a strike and lose
enough in wages to pay their
dues for their entire life rather
than step up like men and luy
it on the barrel head. Here is
my answer to that and its sim
ple. Just put those who don't want
a union in the mines and fac
tories by themselves and 'give
them the pay and conditions
that haven't been gotten by thu
unions and see Just how long it
takes them to change their
minds. Now someone will say
its a racket and they steal our
money, well I doubt if thero is
one cent stolen out of every
$500 payed. In fact If we should
get a week's vacation with pay
and a union shop I wouldn't care
if those who got It for us would
steal my dues and yours too
Mr. Orris McCartney.
Yours very respectfully,
CHAS. A. PECK.
Rt. 3, Box 1052, Klamath
Falls, Ore.
QUESTIONS RAISED
KLAMATH FALLS, Ore., (To
the Editor) An article appear
ing in the Oregon Journal of
Dec. 10, is the inspiration for
this letter.
The part I am interested In Is
very brief, so I will quote it
verbatim.
"An appeal for funds to carry
on the 7-week-old strike against
the Long-Bell Lumber company
at Wend, Calif., wos miiclo Tues
day afternoon at tho fifth annual
convention of tho AFL North
western Council of Lumber and
Sawmill Workers In Al-Azar
temple here. (Portland.)
Tho speaker was W. E. (Bill)
Wcdel, formerly of Portland,
who is the union representative
in that area."
"Bill" Wedel is quoted as say
ing, "we're Just as patriotic as
any other place, but we're not
going back unless our demands
are met."
I am wondering why It is nec
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funds, when, according to W. E.
Yeoman, Lumber mid Sawmill
Workers, AFL representative,
the United Brotherhood of Car
penters and Joiners ot America
had $300,000 they were prepared
to put Into the strike at Weed.
I am wondering if the men at
Weed nrn getting the $1.50 a
day thry are supposed to receive
from the Carpenters when they
are on strike, If their strike Is
authorized by the Carpenters. To
my knowledge the Carpenters
have only put $5000 Into the
Weed strike, or what amounts to
a little over $4 apiece for the
1200 workers Involved for the
seven weeks they have been on
strike, so I can only assume the
Mrlkn wasn't authorlred by
them.
Verv truly yours.
GEOROE BROWN,
1WACIO representative, 818
Klamath avenue.
Dense fog, coupled with Icy
pavements, has caused numerous
minor accidents In the Klamath
county district this week.
Fred J. Thomas of the suito
police was Involved In a col
lision with James G. Busby of
Spraiiue River early Tuesday.
Busby had parked his car at the
side of the road to scrapo the
ice off the windshield, and
Thomas, approaching from the
rear, was unable to turn out on
the Icy shoulder,
P. D. Schroeder of 2314 Home
dale and Ben Oden of 1870
Wlard, were Involved In a minor
collision Monday morning on
South Sixth street where pave
ments were icy.
Holman, McNary
Vote on Nazi War
WASHINGTON, Dec. 12 UT
Senators Ilnlmnn and MrN'ary of
Oregon, and Wallgren of Wash
ington voted Thursday to de
clare war on Germany and Italy.
Senator Bone was not present
but It was announced he favor
ed the declaration.
In the house, five members of
the Washington delegation voted
for the declaration. Tho sixth.
Rep. Magnuson, was absent, but
It was announced he favored
passage. The Oregon house dele
gation voted for passage.
HERE'S HOW
BOONVILLE, Mo.. Wl Bank
er C. If. Schupp called on his
depositors today to help avert a
threatened paper shortage.
He siiKgpslcd thry write few
er cheeks.
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WASHINGTON, Dee. 13 (P)
President Roosevelt, hailing ot
fori of the major political par
les to aid the war effort, assert
ed Thursday they were capabli
of "Inestimable service" and hi
thought they could function te
tho bent advantage In the field
on civilian defense.
Edward J. Flynn, democrat!
national chairman, wired Chain
man Joseph W. Murtln Jr., oi
the republican national ccuv
mlttee, on Tuesday declaring
politics stood adjourned snriQ
pointing to tho possibilities ol
services by the two politico
organizations.
Martin wired back that repub
licans would gladly answer any
call to national sorvlce and
stood ready to contribute theli
talents and abilities In every
way to the defense of t h 1 1
country.
In identical telegrams to th
two today, the president thank
ed them on behalf of the coun
try "for the patriotic action you
have in contemplation."
Senate republicans adopted
unanimously today a resolution
pledging to the president their
"unanimous support In the vlg.
oroua and efficient prosecution
of the war."
Announcement of the action
was made by Minority Leader
McNary (R-Ore.) who said ha
had outlined a legislative pro
Km in wmcn no CKpencu 10 otj
before congress betweon now
and the end of the session, in
cluding measures to give to
President Roosevelt the wnr
powers granted President Wit.
son.
He said there would be no
price control legislation at this
session and It whs doubtful
whether any labor legislation
would be ready.
McNary added that lie would
not agree to any period of re
cess for congress House lead
er. he said, had proposed an
eight-day recess, but he suld tho
most he would accept would bt
two or three days for CtirliO
mas. Three-fifths of all the deaths
from tuberculosis occur before
the age of 45.
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