| Show Views of the he Nations Nation's Press I To American ears it is highly encouraging to hear that Russia 1 has Hitler's army on the run that there is much internal dissension dissension dissension dis dis- dis- dis sension in Germany that army leaders are rumored to be plotting plotting plotting plot plot- ting to seize the government that typhus is crippling the nazi troops As a matter of fact the news is entirely too encouraging Especially when foreign correspondents correspondents corre corre- are awakened in the middle of the night to be given official denials of the reports of incipient revolution t s Hitler would like nothing better better better bet bet- ter than to have us consider him licked right now What other single influence could take the drive out of our war effort more effectively Its all over but the shouting shouting shouting shout shout- ing boys We dont don't need to do anything Hitler is ready to fold up That's exactly the Idea the crafty old war of nerves expert expert expert ex ex- ex- ex pert would like to plant among his o 0 opponents p P o 0 n e n t s particularly among Americans 4 e We Ve cant can't afford to be suckers suckers suckers suck suck- ers for his propaganda We Ve cant can't let up until he is licked Lets Let's hope that all these stories about Germanys Germany's cui ties are true Lets Let's act as though none of them were true The war wont won't be over until Hitler Hitler Hitler Hit Hit- ler and his Italian and Japanese stooges surrender ally Until then we cant can't relax our efforts for one minute Akron Beacon Deacon Journal One of the unfortunate byproducts byproducts byproducts by by- products of misapplied wartime wartime wartime war war- time zeal is the chain letter for defense stamp purchase This throwback to a depression-born depression easy money device is currently cluttering mail boxes to such an extent that post office officials officials officials have found it necessary to issue a firm warning It is NOT bad luck to break the chain It does NOT help make these United States a safe place in which to live as one chain letter going the rounds so earnestly puts it Quite the contrary It may be extremely bad luck if you dont don't ignore the appeal The post office department department depart depart- ment ent says th the promotion of chain letters is an offense against postal regulations Buy defense stamps and bonds yes Buy them regularly But dont don't depend on wit half-wit schemes to remind you of the obligation Detroit Free Iree Tress Press |
