Show This Week in Washington D. D C. C Washington D. D c. c INNS INNS- Those who keep close tabs labs on the pulse of ot public opinion say that the thep p peoples people's x ples anger rose to the highest point since the beginning of ot the war when the tho story came out about the Nazis Nazi's having cold blotted out th the whole population oi of oia ofa a Czechoslovak town Ever Eyer since the war started gov gov- government officials have been alarmed alarm alarm- ed over tho the lack of patriotic fervor fervor fer fer- vor in certain parts of ot our pur country and many a morale building cam camS campaign has been launched from this city to make us more keenly aware aai of or tho the need for bringing the Axis nations to their knees In tho the quick quickest est possible time But the ono one stor story widely circulated circulated circulated In newspapers and over the radio about tho the murder mass In Inthe inthe inthe the little own of lIce L'-lIce did more moreo o make our nations nation's blood boll boil than any propaganda from this city cUr ever evor could do Probably the most brutal terrifying terrifying terri terri- story horror-story that ever came camo mo out of an any war the tho Germans re released ro- ro le leased od it themselves to boast about tho the revenge they meted out to a town town which they alleged had given given given en shelter to the murderers of Reinhard the Number L' L man of or the German gestapo In their heir release tho the Germans p p-n p own n r official message was fc X After ACter these facts had boon ascertained as as- S- S contained all male ups grown of ot lb tho town wore shot hot while the women were placed In concentration camps and the children were placed In Inappropriate inapproprIate inappropriate appropriate education institutions The township was leveled to tho the ground and the tho n- n me of ot tho the community community community com com- extinguished The Tho Inhabitants inhabitants tants lants of oC Lidice near numbered numbered numbered num num- According to the tho British the tho population was 1200 This total out of ot a community community community com com- and tho the massacre of all or ot orthe the people In It has bas made Americans Americans Americans Ameri Ameri- cans In similar small towns In our country shudder at the tho heinous depths to which tho the Germans will descend descend and and i It has sent a of or hate against Hitler much stronger than anything which has been felt b before rore surging throughout this country Our government based on figures figures fig fig- ures gathered b by them as well wen as asby asby asby by other governments so of the tho United Nations estimates that over civilians In conquered countries have been executed by the Nazis b by far tho the greatest number being In Poland and Our domestic d cr l gasoline gaso gaso- gasoline line Une rationing etc s in importance compared with tho the d death life nth struggle facing Europe that It may seem poor taste to evon even discuss them in inthe In inthe the tho same breath But But we must st remember remember re re- member that the finial final hia defeat of I 1 This Week In Washington D. D C. C C 0 Continued from page one Hitler depends to a a. lar largo large e e extent on keeping things 11 humming In this country If our transportation is stalled our health foods li limited or our domestic economy too greatly great great- ly disrupted we wo couldn't do the I war job that is ig necessary to assure victory ictor That's why it Is considered es essential essential es- es hei hmo here o to keep automobiles In Inthe inthe the peoples people's hands rather than confiscate confiscate confiscate con con- them ration only where It ItIs ItIs Itis Is necessary and control the peoples cost of living To many ea easterners the decision oCl lon to build n a pipeline to carry oil all to the East Enst and plans to supply rubber for tires are perhaps we welcomed as a possible continuation of normal living ll but the whole purpose of devoting so much energy to this problem is s In Inno inno no sense aimed at continuing ab absolutely absolutely o- o lute 1 necessary The government realizes that our oui whole economic system Is hitched to the I automobile and that without automobiles autOmobiles auto unto mobiles here would be serious disruptions dis dis- dist t In our system I According to Joseph Weiner Welner oC off oti I the War Val Production board it is isI I likely likey that wo we will ill soon be rationed on cocoa coffee corfee fuel ruel oil and and electric elec- elec trie power but there Is no Immo- Immo 1 diote need for rationing of or I most foods or clothing Basic requirements of living said Mr Weiner Welner can be met in inthis inthis this i to ta a degree which in all othes countries would be so satisfactory satIsfactory satIsfactory sat sat- that most of or them lid did not even experience It In peace |