Show 6 Wedneoiday Morning I I44( rbr 51rat i721jc 19 12 viav k IV Behind the Scenes of I ' 15 1871 1 ! -- By man"thg P -8 T ''' 1 THOUdia THESE I v ‘i jc t - ? : kii MacArthur Appears Best Choice to ''''' symIssued every morning by Salt Lake vr5- ctt ' The Tribune is a member of the Associated Press The lase for reproduction of all news dispatches credited to it or not otherwise credited also the local news published herein ' in this Panfr and Salt Lake City Utah Wedneday Morning March 11 1912 G ! - 'Victory Is Essential To Perfection of Peace Plans ' 1 While it is eminently proper to formulate plans for peace and to guard against economic errors that might result in another depression similar to that which paralyzed business and industry in 1929 and for several years thereafter the most q - i 4 1 i 1 1- our own Unity for war means the warm friendship and neighborliness with which we regard all those who have dedicated themselves to the same task—that of winning the war and scotching forever the vipers of violence who would nate the world Unity among citizens under present conditions should be as strong as the comradeship of soldiers fighting side by side in the Philippines cut off from rein- - WASHINGTON — A subre gional director of the C I 0 Steel Workers' organizing committee from Pittsburgh appeared the past week at a plant of the American Locomotive Works which as large defense orders ' —mostly army He told the management their 0 was satisfactory He had no objections He was not demanding the closed shop or check-of- f But he said many union members in the plant were behind several months in their dues and some employees had failed TKoiDsS t''' SOFT E - 7 tip WiTK ' ‘1 N kgszl - 0:7-- t W? 1 k44 ( 'II r :' - V- t 0 1 :- re - 1 )1 1 li 1 --- - - a -- - ' -- e- (1 f 4 - - 44 1- itált z - - !- - :S 41 m1111111111e : "' - 7sc - - ' - 1 - S '''' '' ' 1 :liar: I t use ever means are at his disposal to return to' will soon be 1 - s now occupied by allied ' t - ' li----''' - ( ' te4'-- - ' hon this country and take command of the fighting- forces of the united nations It is pointed out in these quarters that of relieving the Japanese siege Tile of Bataan are about one in 10000 Philippines are surrounded everywhere by a single base within ? ''' engendering roerndeewle quarters is t2 ''i e- i Lrt s - :It- fronts :1 - 4v 1 wvol4Lb f 4 ' Ir---- - I D C --- The uneasiness WASHINGTON created by unfavorable news from all battle i 1 i i roz A )e 1 1 By Constantine Brown S---- 44e r7 I 'r- 0 1 1"4----A 3) (J I cf (7''' N': - - 44 tiV - i to -- 000- b - t 0 i 4s 1) 'EPA 1 Too : 1 a' - tle: ' 1 ' t ff t CAN'T KEEP ' THE 4 I 9:r' 1 5 March 11 dissociated aI galu April —Established 5Alt Cakc 7ribunt For the Book ''‘ '' "' forces The commanders of those which are not actually in Japanese possession ire of defense The most thinking only in terms i of ' ': k ) - 4 ' talitarian axis Both vision and thrift may be accred- ' ited to those who persist in counting their chickens before the hatching thereof but thunder sometimes muddles the eggs or temperature drops disastrously in the incubator so that a recount may call for rew plans and measures If the comof mander in chief and all the army and navy as well as the federal bureau of investigation and various units of the national defense organization could be relieved of all worry about financial conditions to follow eventual cessation of hostilities with such complicated problems turned over to a special board of experts so that the immediate task of winning the war can be given undivided attention by those directing it the outlook might seem clearer and closer to the average observer In his radio broadcast Monday evening delivered on the ninth anniversary of the adoption of a national farm program President Roosevelt revealed a and natural dread of short-sighte- d in both selfishness wage and scheming price profiteering but one cannot help thinking that financial problems might be left to some competent person or commission vested with full authority to lay foundations or deal with offenders No man however willing capable and vigorous can carry combined civil and military responsibilities through a world war in a manner to do entire justice to both There is always the possibility of adding a last "straw that breaks the camel's back" Inflation is to be avoided al3 the president says and as all thinking people will agree but a long war even with a favorable ending will be almost as bad while k "negotiated peace" for which ourAmerican Quislings are working might be infinitely worse whereas defeat would put an end to all our financial plans and hopes The president also declared his belie& In the singleness of purpose and alert- ness to danger of the American people If he uttered that assurance for alien consumption no fault can be found with It but if loyal citizens accept it as a statement of fact another Pearl Harbor may be needed to prepare this nation for the kind of war into which it has been plunged as a result of such encouragement as enemies have received from our isolationists and obstructionists in public staff-officer- q ia ' - : ii ' - 4 - s life ' I Washington correspondents admit that "government authorities are greatly concerned over the revival of fascist propaganda" and the activity of its prominent disseminators in recent weeks "For a while after Pearl Harbor" write Pearson and Allen "these subversive elements submerged but they are again becoming among the most increasingly vocal were leaders of the who active are those isolation movement before the declara- the backing that spiration that of danger It guides that pins the 'red badge of courage on the breast of an aviator who darts into an inferno of gunfire to drop a bomb on an enemy's warship It supplies the fountain of unthinking bravery that drives a boy into no man's land to drag a woundedbuddy back to safety America can and will achieve thill unity but it seems a slow process in a dOmocracy The nazis have unity but we scorn the swastika brand imposed by Hitler on a regimented populace tutored under false philosophies and terrorized by an inexorable gestapo Hirohito has another type fostered by a religion which has jettisoned humane ideals for a fanatical worship of a papier mache state Mus solini has gained it—or has he? before the men could get in to - - it are most in the war among important factors Subsistence for armies and for civilian populations paramount in ancient conflicts are equally vital in modern war Notwithstanding changes in military tactics and values the importance of food and its availability- - may mean the difference between defeat and victory ' German war lords know that their armies fight on food and their national morale at home depends on it They are employing starvation as a weapon with which to punish conquered peoples and their scientists have even worked out synthetic rations with which they hope to weaken and eventually destroy whole nations under the nazi heel Here in America the importance of proper nutrition has been recognized for Much valuable work has many years been done in peace time to educate the public in the purchase and 'preparation of food to build bodies and minds of young and old In time of war this remore infinitely quirement becomes pressing Recognizing this the government hat sent officials" to Salt Lake authorized to organize a nutrition committee to direct educational activities in the intermoun: tain area Results obtained here and in two other selected cities will provide data for setting up a national nutrition proThe directing group will dis- gram ' tribute information to housewives and all others interested in food values and methods of providing inexpensive meal! highin nourishment Salt Lakers should take advantage of the services offered by this organization both to achieve economy in the home and to assist this important government project Food and supply lines to carry - tion of war" Let the commander in chief of our army and navy concentrate his personal influence and executive authority on ridding this land of traitors and potential enemies within its borders—let him keep an eye on the battle front to see that our fighting forces are well supported and properly distributed for offensive We must win this war action Unity at the Home Base Means Unity at th Front Words 1 i I a - and continuously in wars Propaganda rews reports speeches and charters are made up of these collections of letters or sounds which we call words It is well them to recognize them in their and to assimilate or renuances varied ject the messages they carry Take the word "unity" which is scat tered so freely through the addresses editorials and comments over this broad land Unity does not mean giving lip service to total war efforts while sniping at the heads of our government it does not mean repeating rumors derogatory to our allies nor does it mean casting a veil of suspicion on our military because two of them "went leaders ' to sleep just at the switch" at Pearl Harbor ' Unity does not mean the idealism which seeks to clothe our enemies with undeserved sympa thy while emptying TiAls of wrath on compatriots whose political or religious views fail to jibe with to-kno- 1 9 I a I like bullets are used lavishly CI 0 officer was Curtis (initials unspecified in reports here) 'The basis for his picketing threat he said was Donald Nelson's stirring appeal for greater ‘ production urging creation of committees for each plant Mr Nelson about and closed enforcing check-off- s shops where none existed but apparently Mr Curtis took it to mean the time was ripe for him in all respects Ile said he hoped it would not be necessary for him to shut the plant Scurry to Phone This sent the management scurrying to the telephone seeking advice from its master contractor—the govOffiernment in Washington cials here did not hesitate They told the management to inform Mr Curtis they would send troops in to see that the workers got a chance to turn out the precious war materials so vitalEven the president's ly needed labor adviser Sidney Hillman got in touch with Curtis and told him to abandon his notion - The last heard here was that Mr Curtis had retired with the warning he would be back and start picketing in 10 days if the matter were not cleared up to his satisfaction Now comes also Irving Abramson C I 0' councilor for New Jersey with a report to Nelson which he calls "shock- ing" to the effect that plants In the northern part of his state are working only 49 per cent of capacity The report may force some needed corrections if the facts justify Mr Abramson's assertion but in submitting it to the press first he attributed the de- ficiency to management's "profit motive" He said they did not want to pay for overtime Nothing could make the situation clearer Mr Abramson believes it is all right for him to have a profit motive for labor— even an excess profit motive He wants a 50 per cent wage increase for all overtime work But for an employer to have any similar motive in protest is a disgusting and unpatriotic thing —to Mr Abramson Public Musit Pay The time and a half that Mr Abramson wants would come out of the treasury and the taxpsyera of the country if passed along In the price of tanks planes etc or out of the pockets of consumers in the price of nondefense products Yet he did not recommend that labor abandon its 50 per cent overtime extra fee on orders to turn out guns for the nation' a defenme in tinie of national peril This is the day of labor It has bewn freed as its leaders say from the shackles of enslavernent Not content with this however some few of its leaders always want to put the shackles on someone else—Mr Curtis on the workers who do not pay their dues and Mr Abramson on the manufacturers who do not relish a 50 per cent wage increase for overtime work in wartime Mr Abramson may have reported to Mr Nelson more than he intended Hitler is desperately working on Vichy again for the French fleet He wants it for a sea attack on A lexandria to clear the way for Rommel and invasion on into the near eastern straight oil fields The Chinese are again getting supplies from Rus- sia including much captured German ammunition It fits Chinese guns (Chinese army was originally trained by Germans) So many a Jap is being brought down by bullets made in nazi land The foolproof test of Chinese for Jap filth columnists requires inspection inside the If a callous is found big toe there the man is arrested At home all Japs formerly wore sandals the straps of which fit inside the big toe telltale callouses last Resulting many Mr Roosevelt's years : of keeping our sea avenuesgoal Of communication open is' being fully achieved Even the- one to Vladivostok is still open When Commerce Secretary Jones was in Texas recently a movement was started to transfer his export-impobank to the economic warfare board (1Val lace) Jones came back in time to stop it but the new dealers are still after him on this and many other varied frontS Distributed by King Features Syndicate Inc ' f I ' ' - - : ' ''''':1 s4' 6!:'--- ' --:' " zI '' New York Highlights By Charles B Driscoll NEW YORK—A neighboring family for many years has been that of Harry O'Neill cartoonist One of his sons Eugene a tall handsome lad went to school with our daughters Recently I had a letter from Gene asking me to write a character testimonial to t he commandant at a certain training school Gene has been in the for flying cadets aroied service or a year and a half I did it of course I could do it with a clear conscience I have a letter from Gene today bubbling over with enthusiasm about the new opporT tunity He will be one of the boys out there at the front protecting our homes and lives And he was juid a kid packing his books to school a few years ego Well may God go with him through the skies New Yorkers are not at all happy about their defense against air raids When more than five hundred air wardens beg the president to take the air raid protection out of politics and' stop the boondoggling there must be something wrong A foolish etiy ordinance has been passed levying prison sentences and fines upon all who do not obey police orders during a raid Excited policemen are likely to order you to stand on your head It should be up to the individual citizen whether or not he wants to take the risk of going about his business It has always been so in London Must we bleed before we eliminate politics from each little corner of this war? Scrapping of the big chewing gum sign In Times Square was announced as though it were purely a decision to sacrifice advertising for national defense Newer signs or spectaculars as these big signs with motion are called far outshine the little fishes that once dominated the Square 1414- ''':--'4'7':- said-nothin- -: 'Isl'i-- 4i: 1 r time-and-a-ha- lf ' - rt ' ' ''''!:- - - 1$444 4N ' ? ' r '' 0' i- 1110441470 :!:!W-- - 1''4 o - k - cr--- v - kitt UtNIX nib & 9 t mv - 4'0017 4 :- V' 1 fr''' '- ' -' -- '''''A- ' yr '''''' t itrA'r1 0 "'” "?' - ?re - : - :: GAtf TTt ' strItIc ogyeAveloomme AND f 0 4:keeeite46'" e-- ( SYNDICATi -- 4( ft' f 10 - ''i '''''''''' - r - i: - ''- - - - - ' - - ' il X"' -- -: '" '°' 1: -- e ' F '' '' - '' ' '''' ' 4" ' sve t ' '''' ' ' ' '''''--- A ' ? : ' :r11014 I - kA i'" itio When the Editor Tribune: sugar shortage began to be apparent the government started to refer to sugar boarders: all sugar must be reported fines and penalties if you fail to report your sugar The word hoarding and the threat of penalties have been usod so much in government re- pOrts that the housewife is beginning to feel as though she ise guilty of a crime that her extra sugar is contraband She is beginning to feel sheepish about going before local sugar boards and admitting the crime of a sugar hoarder in public My observation has been that In most every case sugar has not been purchased with the thought but with the of hoarding thought that the price might advance I know plenty of people that never buy sugar in less than 100 pounds at a time and have bought that way for years Branding these people as hoarders does not seem right If the public has foreseen the short know they have not) but IT - they have- and protected themselves against it then they have had greater foresight than the government which is supposed to have records of all these things No ladies you are guilty of no crime Your sugar was purchased in a legitimate manner it is yours When you go before the sugar board report your sugar on hand That is your duty to your country Face the board with all the pride you have The sugar is yours and when you return it or report it do so with all the pride and glory that is yours You are aid ing your country in a way that Be just as has much merit proud as if you were buying G G Sanderson bonds if lit-ti- Raps Governor --- Editor Tribune: I have read with considerable Interest the recent statements of Governor Maw wherein we Of the southern central and eastern parts of the state were accused of being By Senator From Sandpit It is motive alone that gives character to the actions of men Bruyere In the Mail Dear Senator: I have long since ruined my reputation as a housekeeper due to an unappreciated habit of reading the paper before I do my morning's I read the headlines and work then torn to the editorial page and your column itral I do enjoy it especially when the bridge club meets There is alwaysa chuckle in it But last week you got ahead of me and when I asked a group of ladies for information was asked to find out and report as they had read your article but had also missed the item you referred to (Apparently you have a large group of devoted fans down here) ' Whet did the Standard Oil people and that German outfit do? We would like to be indig- nant or sick to our stomachs along with you and the rest of "Curious" your fans Milford Utah (Dear "Curious": The Standard Oil of New Jersey according to press reports made a deal with the I G Farbenindustrie of Germany to control all patents covering the manufacture of synthetic rubber and gasoline Under this agreement synthetic rubber and gasoline could be manufactured in (ermany but not in the United The motive back of States such an agreement must have been pure unadulterated greed In my opinion compared to the Americans who conceived it Benedict Arnold was a patriot) Spring Come Again ? Each morning the sun arrives at my window just a little ' earlier The brown sparrows dart from my porch where each winter day They had found their rationed crumbs down to the little square between two soiled 01 green snow patches I look out at the last flakes of 'the season reluctantly falling One intricate Pattern loses its individuality in the masses on the ledge 1111 Ham Park Another dissolves itself into a tear on my window pane Down In iny garden I can see a yellow crocus One was there last year another will bloom the next: On my wall the calendar tells Inc and I know spring will come again It must It has no choice (race A Cooper Lake City Notes on the Cliff Department I hope- everybody reads Walter Davenport's story of the sentry who walloped the stuffing out of a defense plant worker It's in the March 14 Here's the issue of Collier's gist of it: A young defense worker in East Hartford Conn waved the contents of his pay the nose envelope—$87—under of the $21 a month soldier on guard duty at the plant gate "Look slicker" jeered the worker The soldier went into action Plant officials fired the workec and notified his draft hoard Within a week he was in the service at $21 per month Boy did that story give me a lift! I let our such a cheer that folks on the sidewalk stopped and looked up at our windows in amazement Kart Needham says that some people are so'crooked that the wool they pull over your eyes d cotton is about Salt one-thir- 'What does this expression - 4se7 V' - 04- tTit ''''' 73::'fi' - -' e- ' 74)41' - '—1 - 0 " " you' mean 7" asked a Lon- don magistrate The clerk of the court replied: appears 'It this is a your lordship that slang expression of American origin which has gained regrettable currency in the language of our people through the insidious agency of the cinema and is I am led to understand employed to indicate a state- of dubiety in the mind- of the speaker as to the veracity or credibility of a statement made to him" "Oh yeah 7" said the judge' People who think the home town newspaper doesn't print all the news should be thankful that it doesn't It's always better to say something good abont a bad man than to say something bad about - a good matt our own Wcrst enemies that we could never! hope to grow or expand because we lacked power and rateS are too high and further we never asked for anything I am at a loss to explain where he received such information as it does not sound I think the like our governor people of Beaver St George Cedar City Manti and others will testify they hollered to high heaven for the hospital and were never considered ever GoxernOt Maw is not responsible in that regard but he does not --know the "score" on the‘ power situation Cedar City has an:average surplus sufficient to take care of a sizable and industry manufacturing our rates are lower than Salt am not sure of other Lake's towns but I firmly believe that a similar upon investigation condition would be found I have liVed in eight states and nevPr heard a governor divide a State so thoroughly as Governor Maw The people of eastern central and southern Utah are ignored except to pay tribute to state government I like 'Utah but personally I would like to see a man for governor as Governor Maw's not 7 so well doing 'John Itowberry Deletpls Hate ofJapsEclitoi Tribune: Sylvester obsessed with the Earl notion that we must not hate the Japa lIf one of his family were attacked by a mad dog would 12o still run out with a dog hisitht naval power In spite of the brilliant defense of Bataan and Corregidor it iis unanimously believed in military quarters that as soon as the Japanese determine to throw their whole Philippine force against General Douglas army they will succeed in terminating its resistance and the flag of the Rising Sun will float over the entire island of Luzon and the fortresa which defends the approaches to Manila bay in one hand and ex- tend the other saying "Nice doggie ::conie here and be pet ted?" Or would he do what connnoni sense and the instinct of self defense tell him' to do— grub the first handy weapon and destroY the peast before it destroyest others? Ilni4ed States soldiers are fightirig mad 'dogs one of whom has bated' he will not only congwr the Pacific coast but will dictate his own peace terms in 'Weshingtop As for ''dying like a rat" as Sylvester Wart puts it which would he rather do when fighting enemies of this type—go down if he had to fighting like a man to the last ounce or h18 strength or cringe like a rat extending the craven hand of friendship? Ever see a sergeant who knows his job drilling a 'bunch of recruits in bayonet practice? That's war It's kill or be killed As for gallantry which Sylvester Earl 't dwells General MacArthur the most outstanding example Of gallantry in history? Vhat do he tells his soldiers: "Go easy boys and don't hate 'ern" or "Go get 'em" 7 ft L Thompson ntlare Hist ofour bus companies to increase their fares In nOvei-- to that it will be suicide it will destroy their own business It will put out of action any contemplated general improvement of onr beautiful Salt Lake City Can the public by the hundreds oppose such a step? John Berry El G ri nge r ttle problem e t arose of And stuff to MaeAgettingmen rtl-tur iCwas'a small world - o - Christopher Billopri Says Leon s are assignmentsTheotgwork is given suppupil by a teacher to a pupil Here however posed the learn the lesson practical difficulties arise The pupil may misunderstand the teacher and imagine he said the lesson was to begin on page 14 and go to page 22 when as a matter of fact: he said from the middle of page 19 to page 26 Or the pupil may bring the wrong book to homeOr he may call up a fellow-pupask the assignment and find the line is busy The pupil naturally will want to keep up with the times by reading the newspaper When he and listening in on the radio starts work his pencil will need to be sharpened or his fountain pen filled In pursuit of his social life the pupil may have to give and receive telephone calls Very likely he will keep the radio goinz He may suffer the better to concentrate the pangs of hunger and have to raid the refrigerator for milk or a banana Drowsiness may overtake him so that he must put off his preparation until mornto sleep ing It may then be his misfortune through the alarm clock ' Still if he reaches school a few minutes early he can ask help But the teacher may be from his teacher busy r Well he has a study period before class But it Isn't- his fault If the boy who sits behind him wants to play These are only a few of the more obvious difficulties that may be encountered When you consider them as a whole the wonder is not that many lessons are but that any of them are prepared at all Any marl above zero should be accepted as dence of outstanding A chievement in the face of overwhelming odds il - - - received Intil kr extremely useful to the military purposes of thei united nations He was keeping occu1 'pied in Luzon more than 150000 Japanese who had to be supplied and protected by a portion of the Nipponese navy With the fall—or impending faill—of all these territories the military role of the American-Filipin- o It will army is ended continue to write epic pages in- - American nothing else If by history but it can-dNome possibility we could bring back these menthere is no doubt that the administration in Washington would attempt to do so' That however iis out of the question Nowhere in the Pacific do the united nations possess offensive strength yet and when ( they are ready to strike at the Japanese— months hence—there is little likelihood that there will be an American army left in the Philippines General MacArthur has completed his task from the moral and strategic points of view He has tied up between 10 and 12 Jap divisions which might have been used some where else and he has shown that a handful of Americans under proper American leadership can perform miracles From everywhere—Russia Britain and the United States—come increasing appeals for an offensive somewhere 9he time will a military come soon it is hoped when s be will possible operation General MacArthur has 7hown to the world that he has all the required qualities to head the forces which will take the offensive There are undoubtedly a considerable number of able officers in the forces of the united nations but they are still unknown while General MacArthur has proved his mettle The menaced Australians' cries of W want MacArthur" and the consensus of tary experts In Britain that he is the outstanding general of the war indicate how the defender of the Philippines is rated with the soldiers of the united nations Considered Logical Man ' :The arguments plausible as they may have been a few weeks ago that General MacArthur's departure from Bataan might desertion from beinterpreted by his men RS From various rehis post no longer hold ports received front the Philippines—reports which get no publicity because they are not "news------ it appears that the men themselves believe he should be somewhere else leading Us to victory General MacArthur is considered to be the logical man to command the forces of the united nations since the excellent British general Sir Archibald P Wavell has proved so unlucky NVashington military quarters hope the HMI'S will not repeat the mistake France made in keeping General Maximo general sine Weygand the only fighting had—on the shelf until it was too late t The uneasiness which exists in many reits sponsible quarters in Washington findsGenexpression in the increased hope that eral MacArthur—unlike General Weygand-- -will be called to command in time to lead a successful offensive you-suppos- Editdr r's has Finished Real Job on--isn- Warns Mac-Arthu- i Singaa n pore could hold out against the Japanese the performance of General MacArthur's army was By Our Readers 4 Vieis Sugar Rules no' -- etvvrie4F - ' The Public Forum age v-- - 1'' 4'3:- 16 6 !i 4 ' tr '' VA --' I 44! -- - e - "' : ' ' ' --: e- - - -- : 2' ' - - " '---- 7' ''---- -- - i ' - ' ''--' 10 liatiiv'' of ---"" i ::11!7--4t'!- "'"'"47 - '-- 4io' 1)er'' f w ' ' "- ' - - 1-7- 7 L- A! 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