Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 4 September 1943 — Page 10

ETURN TO EUROPE _

a are back in: Europe. They are there to stay, | Peper

years after Hitler started his military conquest continent, the democracies hes scorned as decadent ss have broken through his outer line at the e bric won by the valiant British 8th army nly the first of many. Landings will follow from many i and the areas of liberation will widen until they er all Europe. Nobody in the allied countries doubts y longer. Even Hitler does not doubt it, as his

it is not to say the going will be easy. It is a long from southern Italy to Berlin, the destination of the armies. Only the stupid or the frivolous discount 't. Neither do the American and British armies which those ‘three Nazi divisions in Sicily. President Roosevelt, Prime Minister Churchill and officials have been at particular pains to warn us t expecting quick or easy victory. If we at home are prepared for casualty lists and for reverses along the road to Berlin, we are heading toward a reaction unof the grim determination of our fighting men. ~ iy gw Te : sw course the thrust across the narrow waters of Messina is not the main allied invasion. For that is too far away mn the axis heart, which must be pierced. The area is small for the operations of a major force, the communitions are too limited and the terrain too unrewarding. the same reasons the enemy is not likely to risk the up of a large army there. Unless he can prevent idation of the allied- bri

‘the battle or ‘equalize allied air power there, he can do. ‘more than fight a delaying action. How long the enemy can prolong that holding operation vill depend partly on the number of planes he is willing spend, and partly on the extent of Italian sabotage be- | his lines. Chiefly it may dépend onsthe speed with indings-canbe-made_higher up -the_hoot to mn his line of retreat. oo Once the allies have taken southern and central Italy, ‘may not let Hitler pick the battleground and succesly concentrate on his Pisa-Ancona first line, his Po river “second line, and his main line in front of the Brenner. Instead they may use their central Italian air bases against any, and get on with the invasions of the Mediterthe Balkans and southern France.

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by a BODY would be surprised if several of these jobs were undertaken at the same time. It is no secret that on's American army in Sicily is ready for something, that two other armies are waiting in the Near East. So the Reggio Calabria invasion is only one of several, h will build up until the final invasion itself across the channel. This is one of the smallest. But its impe is far greater than its size, because it is the curser and because it cannot fail without jeopardizing il other southern European operations. Whichever army lds. central and southern Italy ean-flank the other in: | Batkans and southern France. : The political stakes are equally larger. If this invasion ceeds we win the Italian people and hasten the revolt inst Hitler throughout Europe. If it fails—but it will

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, FISH NOR FOWL HE secret decisions of the naval courts-martial at Phila“delphia, in the = curious cases of four insubordinate of the coast guard temporary reserve, are to be ted by higher-ups in Washington. Clues of protocol te the verdict in each case is guilty. a Nevertheless, we hope the four prisoners are soon. d, without punishment beyond their present tempoconfinement. They.are victims of a unique adminis‘True, these men refused to obey the orders of their flor officers assigning them to walk new beats. But these circumstances: four accused were guards at the Johnsville, Pa., of the Brewster Aeronautical Corp. When the war they and many other guards, at Brewser and other ‘were sworn in to the service. But they continued

ant, they were given no naval “indoctrination” tion in naval procedures; etiquet or discipline. Fei’t required to salute superior officers. Their 8 that of boatswain's mate first class—but they know what a boatswain is. And—mark this— ere not even exempt from the draft.

” ® = =» week involving similar guards at a Dravo Pittsburgh, the national labor relations ich guards, even though sworn into the e, were still entitled to unionizing rights

: {.L.was the reporter, : : story is-absolutely false,” he officlally reported to | ten mixed up with “penalty” or restrictive measures adopted to protect society. In order to work on human impulses through fear, ciety for its own protection has stituted the threat of pain or dis-to-others. It is a method adopted according to the laws and facts of Fpsychology. ~The school teacher uses- this ‘method to preserve order 8 in the 3chool. She does not punish

“XS FURTHER evidence that Adm. Sims uttered &

| officer of the O'Brien, C. A. Blakely, dated June 19 |

.which he had been willing to destroy, This was no |

bwster payroll. They wore Brewster uniforms | ter badges, and carried Brewster guns. Even |.

my its clients in the United States published, a from the American base at Queenstown, Ireland, porting that an American destroyer had fought

by the crew” had rammed and sunk the enemy. It said further that if the submarine was not rammed it

device, namely, the ashcan or depth-charge which then was a new and secret weapon.

The story was released without restriction by a William S. Sims in the presence of the post censor,

the story in duplicate, and it cleared through the |

U-boat and that “according to the “belief expressed |

lieutenant commander on the staff of Vice Adm.|

a lieutenant commander of the British royal navy. } ; The censor, in turn, passed, stamped and initialed |

probably was finished off by another anti-submarine

regular telegraph system in the local postoffice.

Story Denounced as False TWO DAYS later the Associated Press published a dispatch from its own Queenstown correspondent reporting that Adm. Sims, orf being questioned about the U. P's story, had denounced it as “absolutely false.” t . Adm. Sims then’ placed the young U. P. cor respondent under open arrest in custody of Consul Hathaway until transportation could be arranged back to London and he was sent out, accused of faking, and publicly humiliated. 4 The destroyer in-question was the U. 8. 8. O’Brien but for reasons of secrecy the name was not mene tioned. . There the case hds stood ever since. Recently, however, I got access to official records of the navy and obtained. information which I herewith’ present with some personal satisfaction because

the navy department: “It is reasonably certain now that the O'Brien destroyed the submarine mentioned.” He then gave details of the encounter, losing with the remark that unforfunately this was & case in which the exact result could not be determined.

Further. Evidence :

deliberate falsehood in his statement to the A. P, I cite from confidential report of the commanding

and addressed to the commander-in-chief, coast of Ireland, entitled “report of contact with enemy sub. marine.” ge “At 4:21 In the afternoon of June 18, 1917, In the approximate position 12 miles south of Ballycotten light, convoying the 8. 8. Elysia, a periscope was sighted broad on the starboard bow, distant about 800 yards,” it read. “Speed was immediately increased to 20 knots and the ship was headed toward the periscope which about this: time disappeared. After a very short period the periscope was again sighted dead ahead, distant about 100 yards; “A few seconds later the lookout in the foretop called out that he saw the bulk of ‘the submarine in the water passing aft close to our starboard side, “He stated later that he thought we were going to ram it. He could clearly see the submarine and watched - it gradually disappear below the surface | until it was abaft the deck house. At this moment, a depth charge was let go and it is believed that the depth charge came within the prescribed limis where serious damage results from the explosion.” Added an Indorsement 3 - THE COMMANDER of the operations office, R. Watkins Grubb, added an indorsement of this report of the O'Brien's skipper stating that about three hours later, the Jessamine passed through a large patel “of - héavy-smelling- oll approximately in the same position. - : And, further, on June 27, Vice Adm. Lewis Bayley of the British navy, commander-in-chief at Queenstown, reported to the secretary of the admiralty In London: “This appears to be a case Where serious damage to the submarine was very probable. The O'Brien was very skilfully handled and, I consider, deserves recognition. In addition to Jessamine, (another American destroyer) found a quantity of oil on the surface near this spot, though unaware of the encounter with the O'Brien.” .

slightest gesture toward rehabilitating -a—reputation- |

question of opinion or interpretation. It was a straight issue of truth or falsehood, honest reporting or wanton fakery.

We the People By Ruth Millett

suggestions of - ishment” that -migh to Hitler.

ler defeated. And he has doubtless caused suffering to many humans.

for revenge, $y.» “DEPENDENTS ARE ON BOTH SIDES” BSL G. M. 8. Desert Training Center,

married men will be reclassified and many of them will be inducted into the armed forces of the country. Why? Is it because the quotas for i heard that the quotas of available single men are exhausted, but is

Adm. Sims went to his grave without making the |b

- - D ’ » ; ? : The Hoosier Forum 1 wholly disagree with what you say, but will defend to the death your right to say it.—Voltaire.

“MORBID CRAVING FOR PUNISHING TORTURE” By B. R,, Indianapolis

Some time ago there were vague reports that Hitler was dead. A

man said to me, “I hope Hitler is not dead; I-want to see him get the punishment that is due him.” | There have been published various of the tortures. or “pun-|

"be meted out!

Of course we all want to see Hit-

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| A-Need for Local Leadership -

THAT THROWS the greater part of the burden of post-war planning on others—the state planning, the local community planning, and the planning of pri= vate industry itself. But before going into that, there.

the peace=: time utilization of the $18 billion worth of new plant capacity which has been built during the war. Fours: teen billion dollars’ worth of this is government =

owned. Altogether, it represents a 40 per cent ine.

crease in U. 8. plant capacity over pre-war levels. As most of these new plants represent greater efficiency and higher technological development tham the old, it would be economic folly to consider closing down these new plants so that the older, less efficient. plants would continue in production. Yet here is a definite government responsibility to decide how these new facilities will be converted to peacetime use, Also, there is government responsibility in deter mining a sound policy on concellation of war cone tracts. If a plane or a ship or a tank or a gun is 10 per cent finished, should it be completed? or should

the parts be scrapped? And who gets paid how much

for what? Taking all these things into consideration,

you begin to see what a tough nut to crack this post-" °

war problem really is.

NATIONAL RESOURCES planning board, in all its post-war reports and research, has emphasized the." need for other than federal government planning. It™ has emphasized ‘decentralization of post-war planning and the need for action at every level. ; :

ated by Remington. It employs thousands, but afters

the war, what good is it? Remington doesn't want to operate it. What Denver is trying to work out is a scheme of breaking the- big plant up into smaller units with centralized power and light and janitor service, adapting -it for smaller industries. Similar

The over-all requirement is that all this effort be, pulled together—not. by regimentation—but by lead=*" af —not. by , lead=*"

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