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0-5 THE DAYTON HERALD. TUESDAY, OCTOBER 7, 1941 war lords, he has openly courted it. From Wettbrook Pegltr' FAIR ENOUGH his pulpit he has spoke time and time again against the barbarism of Hitler and tfPl THE DAYTON HERALD Editorial Page An Independent Newspaper PUBLICATION OFFICES: No. Ill EAST FOURTH STREET GUARD YOUR THOUGHTS AND YOUR ACTS WILL TAKE CARE OF THEM' SELVES: For aa he thinketh in his tieart so ia he.Proverbt 3 .7, eft rfu.ofc-1 if (I ON THcr I lay fog-white along the earth and their light was mirrored in leaves of honeysuckle and gilt the great white moon-flowers. The lanterns of their holding did not reveal the fact that summer's garden had almost vanished; did not emphasize the withered flowers but rather poured out their glow upon the marigolds in their reds and yellows and touched the dews on the broad nasturtium leaves to fire opals.

When the full moon comes again she will not be companioned so ardently by Mars nor will she have so fair a garden on which to look. Indeed, should she come to the garden, she will find not the nebulae of the nicotina but rather, the scentless stars of November frost "THIS FRIEND OF JUSTICE" When Woodrow Wilson nominated Louis Dembitz Brandeis to be a supreme court justice back in 1916, he said: "This friend of justice and of men will ornament the high court of which we are all so justly proud." That tribute with which a great jurist was, presented to the American people has now become his fitting epitaph. So long and so well did Justice Brandeis ornament the high court that most people have forgotten the bitter fight which was waged against his appointment. It wasNiot so much that he was the first man of his race ever nominated to the supreme court, though that may have entered into the controversy; but he was denounced as a radical, an upsetter of traditions, a socialistic experimenter, a dangerous man. Consequently, only the insistence of Woodrow Wilson secured his confirmation by a senate vote of 47, to 22, with 27 members not voting.

How quickly those fears were dissipated history records. Even while he was joining the "great dissenter," Oliver Wendell Holmes, in voting against a conservative majority, Justice Brandeis won the respect of all who knew him and the THE BREAKS OF THE GAME And now the hot-stove league can prepare for its most exciting season as baseball fans the country over get ready to decide what would have happened If Freddy Fitzsimmons hadn't been hit on the knee. If Billy Herman hadn't strained his side In batting practice. If Hugh Casey had been properly, wanned up for that third game. (Or was he?) IF the biggest "if" in baseball history that third strike for the third out in the ninth inning had not bounced away from Mickey Owen for a tragic four-run error.

In all the endless discussions which will take place before another season rolls around, there will be none to deny that the Yanks got all the breaks and the Dodgers got all the heartbreaks in the weirdest world series on record. But whether the Dodgers would have beaten the Yanks with a fair amount of luck remains to be proved. That's what the hot-store league is for, and it is in for a lively season. Anyway, baseball's a grand game, and it was an exciting series, and it did us all a lot of good. Especially did it make a fellow feel proud to be an American to hear the crowd give Mickey Owen a tremendous cheer when he came to the plate for the first time Monday after maybe dropping the series Sunday.

As long as the American people can unite on sportsmanship, there'll always be some sort of national unity. WHAT YOUtH'S COMING TO Just as we were about to ask what is the world coming to when high school boys and girls start rioting on Main street, we remembered the night our team won a game. It must have been 20 years ago, but it was such a hectic night we still recall the essential details. Several hundred of us went downtown to celebrate with a NEW YORK, Oct. 7.

Undoubt. edly the unioneers assembled in the national convention of tne AFL in Seattle will sound again their old defense which holds that the proportion of knaves among union bosses is no greater, indeed less, than in any other calling. That argument can be ripped to tatters. They are, on the contrary, the most lawless body of men in the United, States, outside the prisons, where many of them should be, and I say this with a full appreciation of the gravity of the charge and the meaning of this condition to the country. The fact that comparatively few union bosses are convicted in the course of an average year's business In the criminal courts is meaningless.

These men have power over local prosecutors and mayors and some governors, and crimes for which ordinary citizens would be put away are tolerated as legitimate conduct by public officials in many localities Who think the unioneers can deliver the vote of the workers. In Pitts-burgh and Buffalo, for example, unioneers go out for public office themselves; and when they are elected abuse their positions to protect their partners in crime. A decent local administration in Pittsburgh would not have permitted the Teamsters to waylay trucks owned and driven by nonunion men and shoot and bef individuals, destroy and rule vtr the public streets, which belong to the people, equipment owned by firms and individuals included in a union blacklist Pittsburgh presents an alarming example of the sort of government that all the people suffer from when the unioneers combine the power of their union positions with public office. And while the convention of this band of highbinders is Bitting In Seattle it Is timely to remember that Seattle has for a long time been ruled by a dictator named Dave Beck who was not elected by the rank and file workers, but was personally appointed by Dan To-bin, the president of the teamsters. That Beck is not a thief or grafter I will concede, but ths man, hilmself, told me, obviously with no realization that he had been guilty of any offense against public order and the authority of government, that when the Newspaper Guild was striking the plant of the Seattle Post-Intelligencer he threw a cordon of goons around the premises to attack any law-abiding American who might attempt to go to his lawful occupation.

He had no argument with the Post-Intelligencer himself. But Heywood Broun came to him asking help for a young union, the Newspaper Guild, which even then wis in the hands of the communists and Beck did this to win Broun's strike, regardless of the merits of the case, and oblige friend. Beck's goons were nwr there for the air. They were there to injure American citizens, if necessary, to enforce the will of the benevolent Broun; and Beck, an outstanding example of muscular, dictatorial unionism, simply couldn't realize that he had no right to do this. In the last two or three years in many parts of the country local prosecutors have taken a little courage and have been sending a few union crooks of the more smelly and spectacular types to prison.

There has been no summary of the cases, but good prosecutions have been made in New York by Tom Dewey, who knew he would be called a labor-baiter Hykn In Ilia Bhilkdi'lihl I'uttlic LrdKi-r ALL SIGNS POINT TO A HARD WINTER BUT The Herald's Letterbox we must, in the interest of peace, this equally important, when New Farm Program cease to teach the young that America is the 'one land of the within our grasp we have a pos sible way of remedying the de To the Editor of The Herald: free and the home of the brave'." fecta in our city withouj levying Out of Washington, or to be Dr, Tlldsley is assistant superin more taxes his government. It is said that Heinrich Himmler wants the Catholic bishop shot Yet those higher than Himmler have not given the word. They know that opposition already rising might be fanned into active revolt if such a step were taken. Later on, perhaps, Count von Galen will disappear even as Pastor Niemoeller vanished from his pulpit. Perhaps he, too, will be sent to a concentration camp.

Perhaps he, too, will be subjected to humiliation and punishment. Perhaps, he, too, will be tortured and taunted beca'use "his God doesn't help him." But the Nazis who have learned that a Count von Galen comes along to take up the banner wrested from a Pastor Niemoeller may discover someday that the spirit of man cannot be locked up In prison. Had that been possible, Christianity would havebeen ripped to pieces in the arenas of Rome, would have withered away in the catacombs. Instead, even then there was a Count von Galen to carry on the work of every Pastor Niemoeller who was slain or imprisoned, just as there is today. Forever they go forward in the faith that has made the church eternal.

A JIBE THAT HURTS In the United States, following one of the greatest periods of prosperity the world has ever known, one-third of the people are ill-clothed, ill-housed and ill-fed. After the war social conditions here will certainly be better than conditions in those democracies opposed to us. NAZI SPOKESMAN. Ordinarily the American people will not be greatly. impressed by any propaganda that comes out of Germany.

When Adolf Hitler can mount a platform and stir a crowd into a frenzy by boasting of how he bided his time before turning on the nation to whom he was pledged by a solemn treaty, when his satellites can take pride in his lying treachery, it does not make much difference what they say. But when they mock our democracy with its own shortcomings, their jibes are not to be ignored. For it is true that after the greatest period of prosperity the world has ever known the American people did close down huge section's of the most productive industrial plant ever built, did throw millions of men out of work, did let workers go idle and hungry. Whether it was the fault of our democracy and free enterprise or of the people who mismanaged it, too many of our people were ill-clothed, ill-housed, ill-fed. And despite all the promises and reforms of the New Deal, no real solution for our economic ills was found before war brought a temporary improvement.

To say that conditions were even worse in other countries, to charge that totalitarianism hasn't solved these problems either, does not excuse our own failure. Unless we intend to use our democracy more wisely after the war than we did in the years before it began, none of us can be sure that economic conditions will be better in our own country than in the lands now ruled by dictators. JUST FOLKS By EDGAR A. GUEST Slavery Sometimes I'm sure I'd rather be A man Instead of little me; A grown up man too big, too old, Compelled to do as he is told, And forced before the day has fled To leave his toys and go to bed. Sometimes I think it's hard to be Just two years old like troubled me, And have to suffer harsh abuse And swallow prune and carrot Juice; Compelled to take, because I'm small, Some messes I don't like at all.

I know of course it's all in vain To play the rebel and complain; To turn my head away and try To shut my lips too tight to pry; For stubborn though I dare to be They force the spinach into me. Though I would rather play, instead At seven they pack me off to bed! Though while of parents free am To me all preference they deny. No right have no choice allowed, A slave am I to parents proud. (Cepjrlfht, 1941, Edar A. Ciim.) more specific, the agriculture de tendent of schools, New York city.

and, in my opinion, one in his post We ask that everyone write a letter to the governor demanding that the money derived from the partment economists, comes the statement that America must send Great Britain 11,000,000,000 more tion should not decry patriotism and preach internationalism to school children. worth of food during the next five months, which will call for sacrifices going without some foods sales tax be more fairly allocated. -E. BECK, President Dayton Terrace and Ayrmont Civic Association. With the large number of in this country, where and paying more for others by the American housewives.

There are not enough dairy and poultry Soviet System confidence of the American people. Many parade and tin cans and whistles; one of 0f them never agreed with him and he they have come either to escape persecution in their own country or because they regarded this country as Utopia, we have too much of this internationalism. The newcomers to our shores and products, pork and some fruits and vegetables on hand to meet the fellows kicked over a trasn can; a both Increased domestic demands and British needs this the native bora sHould be taught To the Editor of The Herald: I think the people of America should know and realize the danger of 2,500 known Communists holding key positions in the New Deal government, according to Chairman Dies. Our chief executive has not lifted one finger to From the secretary of agricul to venerate the flag and to be ture at Washington comes the 1942 farm program, which calls ready to defend it, and the nation, against all propaganda from what for all-time record production to "Improve nutrition in this country get rid of these Reds, On the contrary others are being ap and meet the needs of nations that still stand between this country and Hitler. pointed to key positions.

ever source. FRANKLIN ALTER, JR. Cincinnati, Ohio. Costume Morals To the Editor of The Herald: An Associated Press dispatch The New Deal farm program that sought to reduce production The writer of an editorial which I read several days ago, headed NYMPHS, appears to fall in with from Washington recently quoted Representative Dies as saying that Leon Henderson, price control czar, has been a member of five Communist controlled organizations. Dies added, "I wouldn't put him in charge of dog catchers." The time has come to speak frankly.

I really think that is the type of men who are going to be dictators (in Soviet style) the notions expressed in some of most crops, has been sharply reversed by Secretary of Agriculture Wickard. Now it ia a complete mobilization of American agriculture. The goals for 1942 call for the largest production in the history of American agriculture. Yes, sir! Instead of a plowing under program and paying the farmer for allowing his newspapers which he quotes, that there is an increase in sex crimes was still dissenting only a few years ago. But by then they had learned that they could never disagree with a more amiable, a more likable, a fairer man.

Like all great judges, Justice Brandeis ''was primarily concerned with right and wrong. He was learned in the law, but his learning went back to the philosophy of law rather than dwelling on its technicalities. He understood, what some judges and lawyers seem to forget, that law was made for man and not man for law. Accordingly, he would cut through the most voluminous briefs to the heart of the argument, which to him meant that justice must be done equal justice under law for the big fellow and the little fellow, but particularly the little fellow who needed it worse. For even as law to him meant justice, so did justice mean morality.

Thus did this friend of justice and of men ornament the high court of which we are so justly proud, as Woodrow Wijson had predicted. And many Americans still do not like it because he was one of the old men whom an impatient Franklin D. Roosevelt wanted to kick off the bench to make room for Ku Kluxer Hugo Black. and that it is due to current fash ions in women's wear, especially abbreviated shorts. This is an ancient error.

over the American people. Re There is no connection between sex morality and the average area of female epidermis exposed in fields to grow over in weeds instead of grain, more acres are to be cultivated than ever before; more vegetable gardens grown. Instead of killing off little pigs by the thousands, more and bigger pigs must be grown. Instead of public. Notoriously immoral pe member that 2,500 key positions includes nearly every key position in the government In other words, the New Deal is a little Soviet system operating in Washington for the purpose of changing our Christian constitutional rlods in history were those of the but wouldn't flinch, in Cleveland, Roman Empire, the Renaissance in policeman arrested him; and we all marched on police headquarters to set him free.

But about that time the dean showed up to send us all, including the prisoner, home. Instead of worrying about what youth is coming too, therefore, we think we have a pretty good idea. Twenty years from now some of those youngsters who were kicking up their heels on Main street Saturday night will be complaining that kids aren't what they used to be and something should be done about it; and some of them will be saying that police and school authorities don't want boys and girls to have any fun. But most of them, whose memories stretch back 20 years, will be thinking that Superintendent Landis handled the situation correctly when he called off night football games for a while. THE MOON AND MARS The full moon rose hard after Mars and the two of them went an arched path above the night, the red planet leading a bit, leading over the river elms which still edged the sky with summer density of foliage, leading up and over the housetops.

They went through clouds, islands and continents of clouds so tissue thin that the copper of Mars was rarely hidden and the silver of the moon never in entirety obscured. The two of them looked down at length upon the garden and it was easy to believe they had grown to love it for they remained long. They hunted out first the nicotiana which shook its white Btars in small winds and tangled the air with perfume. They searched out the sweet alyssum which Akron and Chicago. In Akron a Italy, the seventeenth century in smashing thousands of- eggs vice president of the Ohio State England and the eighteenth in form of government into a tor Federation of Labor, a person with France.

During all these epochs ment for Christians, and a para against stone walls, thousands upon thousands of eggs must be produced. All the surplus that women in public went coverea dise for Red leaders and atheists. from neck to toe and in the latter C. I. D.

was destroyed we now must have Patriotic Songs a record or two crimes against children, had muscled into- the building trades and hired two men to dynamite several Jobs on which he and his gang were not receiving their rake-off in fees and dues. Not only had he been permitted to rise to this power over decent workers not only to feed our own but other nations, and pay exorbitant prices, too. To the Editor of The Herald: Wheat, is seems, is to be 15 I have Just read with amaze times mentioned they were swathed in voluminous petticoats. As to the prevalence of criminal assaults today, compared with the past, police statistics should be studied before hasty opinions are expressed. It seems likely that better police protection results in the reporting of a larger number of to 20 per cent below this year's In view of a large surplus on ment Dr.

John L. Tildsley's state-ment in the New York Times that "patriotic songs have little place in the classrooms" and further that and over the whole community but when he was prosecuted the local unions refused to lift a hand or voice to help Justice, and he was convicted In spite of the non- hand and lack of storage space, also lack of export demand. Wouldn't it be wise to build storage places for a greater surplus of wheat What assurance have "half of the so-named patriotic such crimes than formerly. songs" should be banned. Costumes are a matter of taste, "The singing of 'The Star- co-operation of the union bosses.

fashion and convenience, not of morality, which is rooted in far Spangled Banner' and the salute So, even though convictions af we that nature will be generous year after year' and produce abundant crops? Will it not be deeper motives and emotions. THE CHURCH ETERNAL In a concentration camp at Dachu, Pastor Martin Niemoeller, symbol of Christian opposition to the Nazi government, must have some sense of joy if word has come to him of Count Clemens August von Galen. For Count von Galen, Catholic bishop of Muenster, has taken the banner once carried by Pastor Niemoeller and is also actively defying the German leadership. Far from hiding from the persecution that comes to all who oppose the Nazi gaining it will be seen that coUt victions rtpresent only a tiny pro of the flag," he said, "may have a place in the elementary school as a unifying nationalizing force, but FRANKLIN AL.TEK, JR. our duty as a Christian nation.

Cincinnati, Ohio. and as a nation of plenty, to pro vide food for all the hungry na portion of the crimes and criminals. They protect each other like gangsters, they intimidate the courts and prosecutors and mayors THE NEIGHBORS By George Clark tions after the war friend and and they plant Judges who will enemy alike It will be our golden opportunity to try to bring about good will among all nations that peace and brotherly love will again prevail. obstruct Justice in their favor, as the price of election, re-election and promotion. The present situation in New York in which the stick-up man, Nick Circella, alias Dean, who runs a dive in Chicago "And Joseph went out from the land of Pharaoh and went PAUL MALLON the News Behind the News throughout all the land of Egypt And in the seven plenteous years the earth brought forth by hand- and holds high office in the Movie Employes' union, is hiding out fuls.

And he gathered up all the food of the seven years, which were hi the land of Egypt and from the federal court is typical of the attitude of this corrupt body of union bosses toward law and Past services to him and his cause, no matter how vigorous. While Mr. Mallon is ill, the Hugh Johnson column be substituted for The News Behind the News. By GEN. HUGH S.

JOHNSON loyal or effective cannnt Hnrviv laid up the food in the cities the in his heart one single personal food of whlch was order. Dean is hiding out so that he cannot be made to testify against George E. Browne, the AiayDe it is right uuu Mavbe It is the onlv up the same. And Joseph gathered gangster who sits with William WASHINGTON, Oct 7. "The a country in wartime.

Washinetnn com tne Band of the sea, very Green in the executive council of the AFL and Browne's criminal much, until he left numbering, for It was without number." There was grain for the seven years of famine that followed the seven years of plenty. associate, Willie Bioff, the old M. P. or master of prostitutes. The AFL has made no use of it power to find Circella although this audacious gang is always ready to make demands on the government in the name of labor with a cap- Let us pray that nature will didn't do it and neither did Napo-leon, but candor compels the observation that when they didn't, they usually regretted it To the precise contrary seems to be the method of Mr.

Hitler, Mr. Stalin and, as I recall, was the method of the Old Man of the Mountains, the curse of the Crusaders. Just the same it doesn't seem to be a good American some of the largest newspapers and newspaper chains, could command the services of a handful of United States senators who knew they had the power of filibuster. "This group included the defeatists, the appealers some businessmen and financiers who urged that Americans could do business with Hitler and make fat profits, included all of the Bundists, Fascists, and, before the war between Russian and Germany, all the subversive Communists." (Where are those subversive Communists nowf) "The majority of American people, however, has become thoroughly convinced of the fallacy to say nothing of the immorality and degredation of these arguments." Truth of the matter is that many who have disagreed with the presi he was willing to heed. Proof of their correctness and his error ia that he is now, step by reluctant step, following their advice for example on industrial mobilization and all-out preparedness months and years late.

That is not of much importance. The important thing is to get a unified effort of all our talent The president's principal concern seems not so much the war but Andy Jackson's political formula "To reward all his friends aid punish all his enemies." Many great, men have had political dog houses, or as they used to be called "oubliettes" cellars into which erstwhile opponents could be drowned in the rising waters of forgetfullneas. It is doubtful whether any ruler or dictator ever enjoyed a more populous dog house than FDR. He never forgets and he never forgives and in his more mellow moments, he boasts ef this. It sticks out of every chapter in these memoirs.

In his opinion this seems not forsake us in our farm program, and that a "Joseph" will gather in the plenty and make a storage place for it to provide ital L. for the lean days ahead. Stalactite Cost $50 CHARLES J. metnoa. It wouldn't be hard for fight goes on" is the title of the president's magazine series in Collier's recounting his administration.

One would expect that "the fight" was one for American rearmament and defense. But as each, successive issue ia published, it becomes more and more apparent that such is not the fight Mr. Roosevelt has in mind In this series at least. This fight seems to be to discredit and punish all who have not supported all his policies both foreign and domestic. Especially to.

his unplanned, belated and inept effort at rearmament He Kays there was a "minority" in opposition. Although they were a minority, they formed a very powerful group had large funds at their disposal for progaganda purpose had support of SEOTIOTA NATTONAf. DlDV Mr. Roosevelt to get 100 per cent Tv Allocation unity on his war policies now. 1 AUOCauon Cal.

(UP) Crystal Cave, lonir the pride of the National Paru To the Editor or Tne Herald service, no longer is "naturaliQj Correction In a recent column Lt' institute a concerted move perfect" because Conrad C. I said that at the organization of ment to prevail on Governor Schlum. Los Anceles. decided America First Lessing Rosenwald Bricker to modify the state's in have a tiny stalactite as a sou was chairman and promptly come on the sales tax and return venir. But hft hart tn turn a larger allocation to me ciues from where it comes.

141. HMI fcfc dent particularly on defense and rearmament were advocating the VI authorities the two-inch stalactite as well as $50 assessed ea a fine by United States CsmmiMinnc resigned. He tells me that we was an original member but not the chairman and promptly resigned. I take him at his word and gladly correct this error. Where are those people who en listed on the side that defeated 3Iot of the soldiers looK like kids, don't theyf But I suppose look middle-agedi to them." steps on which he is now crediting himself, long before, years to be his personal war and this country hjf personal barony.

Walter Fry, the charter amendment 1 Is not.