The Key West Citizen Newspaper, May 30, 1941, Page 4

PAGR FOU R THE KEY WEST CITIZEN TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY | |have been warned—in black and | | white—to go to work or go to By RUSSELL KAY | cuir RAPES ce | SHOULD LiNDBERGH AND A good friend ofmine,'a chap who ‘would resent | being rated anything below, 100 percent American, threw down the -pa- per he’d been reading in disgust and said, “This guy Lindbergh ought to be run out of the coun- try on a rail, and that screwball Wheeler along with him—Amer- ica . first’, | phooey — ‘America last’ is what they are preachin’. Why do the newspapers print such stuff, and why do they let ‘em spout their propaganda over the radio?” “J take it you don’t agree with the gentlemen”, I says, grinnin’ at him across the table. “Agree with ‘em!” he shouts, gettin’ excited like a terrier at a rathole. “Heck no, I don’t agree with ’em.and neither does any- body else that ain’t dumber than a Dodo. Why if I had my way, do you know how I’d handle guy: like that?”—He was fairly froth-,) in’ at the mouth. “Skip it”, I says, “and tuck all that righteous wrath baek: in| the . moth-balls. You're talkin’ like a dictator”. If I'd been a, little size and not duite so well ac- quainted I think he would have cracked me on the jaw. My re- mark made him boil to the ex- plodin’ point, what I, wanted it to do. “Listen, you dope”, I goes on, “this is the America, a Democracy, and you aren't a bit more concerned about protectin’ it and preservin’ it than I’ aim. “You ask why we permit men like Lindbergh and Wheeler to talk and why the newspapers print what they say. Well, we do} reason that we} it for the same let Roosevelt and Pepper Stimson, yes, and even Joe Doakes, talk and break out in print. “You don’t like Hitler or Mus- | solini or Stalin. Neither do 1, and we agree, I think, that the} systems of government they op- erate are intolerable. Yet be- cause you don’t agree with some | of your fellow Americans you go haywire and advocate their sup- | pression, denounce them, and carry tpn like».a regular storm; trooper”. Now I may not agree with} Lindbergh or Wheeler and I may not agree with Pepper or Roose- velt, but I: glory in the FREE- DOM that permits me to hear PEOPLE’S FORUM caer ntt nett th ttn tn ccna The Citizen welcomes expres- ff the views of its read- it the editor reserves ¢ BLAMES ARMAMENT MAKERS Edjtor, The Citizen: The President’s Tuesday night speech will naturally .be. pro- nounced excellent by interven- tionists, while isolationists will regard it as another subtle; step toward throwing this nation’ in- to war, The President, in h’'s many promises before clectiun to keep this nation out of war did not put any, audible reservation to his promises. He did not y, “Unless it begins to look as though the British Empire getting the worst of it” Neighbors, h wives, brothers 9 dividing on the questions before us. Should we a British Empire? Sho be short of war? There are four pr cerning the war the difference ypir everybody accepted the Presi dent’s apparent. premise shat Hit. ler ip. The big villain” who threatedihg they tntine; werd, then there would! hn be bh opponeht to gettMe inmriedittely into the fight. One ders he the intervent aged to remain o the Atlantic. How that the Wa ment did not armament to Germ that it began. How is ands and sisters are now the uld our w rents directly happe there have bee which.the gov Britain? France nearer his| and that was just | United States of | and | WHEELER BE CENSORED? | what they have to say and I thank God f “Free Pres ithat is uncensored and can print | their speeches for me to read. | Suppose the situation changed and we let “the govern- ment” say what could or could jnot be said or what could or} |could not be printed. Suppose we | were only permitted to hear ONE side in such controversies. Sup- pose for some reason your “gov- | j ernment erred to keep you | lin the dar nee’s governmént | jtook that c and look at France today. In a Democracy worthy of the the people want to know, are entitled to know, not} side but BOTH SIDES. | it to face the issue with our eyes open; we want ‘to know all the facts. A full and free discussion and exchange of opin- | ion, and we know what we are ; doing and why we are doing it. Public, opinion is a mighty force. Evidence of this is the} fact that, the first thing the dic- | |tator does is to.,dominate andj control,,every avenue of public} kinformation: the press, the radio, free speech are banned on pen- jalty of death. Papers may print }only what they are told to print; the radio may broadcast only | such | programs have been censored and approved by the supreme authority. The citizens themselves are prohibited from listening to foreign programs or reading unauthorized _ literature. They hear only one side and dare not question such informa- tion. Statements of such men as Lindbergh, Wheeler, Roosevelt and others are NEWS and your newspapers are performing a |true democratic American serv- jice when they publish them, giv- ing you both sides of the con- . Remember that censor- or restraint | placed ‘upon your newspapers or jimposed upon the radio will only iserve to deprive you of the knowledge and information that you as a citizen must have to from intelligent judgment on any question. Keep your papers FREE jmake them resporsible to “you jand vou alone. They will keep |the faith and stand shoulder to sh&elder with vou in defense of Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of : Happiness. was | name they just o We w as and | have ust y been the promoters. The third premise is that this war and that of 1914-18 were promoted by a European muni- |tions ring, with headquarters in London, The war of 1914-18 did /not end quite according to the | “blue print”, in that Russia drew hout of the lineup. }.0 The fourth-.premise- is. that there is: an, international ring of barikers and munitions. dealers, formed,;after ¢olossal profits were made out of the Civil war. (The fact that Southern lead- ers knew the superior strength of the North and would never have resorted to arms without} the promises of aid from Great | Britain indicates coilusion be-} tween munitions dealers even in| 1861.) | Those who accept the fourth | premise point to the fact that j Japan could never have invaded | Korea and then China had it not | been for armaments supplied by the munitions companies of tates. to the fact that] and Mussolini were } by this Interna-; onditions made They n Hitler man: y = LOAF SHORTAGE [ne jing, and if you cannot prove you thave a job, you will be given a’ jposition of Regional Director for; Ellen Mae Kr as, E Tennessee, Kentucky, and Puerte | Solomon, SEEN IN GEORGIA (KEY WEST IN. ee DAYS GONE BY MILLEDGEVILLE, Ga., May/ jHappenings On This Date Ten 30,—Loafers of Baldwin county | Years Ago As Taken From Files Of The Citizen ween ater ec | Robert Spottswood, Sheriff William L. Harrison is)the city golf che cracking down,..serving advance winner-of. the M notice in this newspaper adver- jtournament, th jmeet one woman pla hi TIOPOPIPPPOPOIPPOPIPL ITT IT jail. holder icolm Meacham afternoon . will Cuba's foremost in an exhibition of layers tisement: “Beginning today we are going | to check up on you who are loaf- | after a trip in tl Spottswood’s past six yea woman golf ct chance to get one. If you do not opponen: t. go to work you are ging to jail, [charged with vagrancy. This ap- | sc : plies to women as well as men. Fees aa Sitting around waiting is no ex- inolder-at the cuse.” club, } — Thirty-six Diy a pils this mor CAMP BLANDING, Fla.—When ‘graduation « the strident tones of his alarm) their entrar jclock failed to awaken Corporal | school. Ed Johnson, the clock evidently; Graduating pupil re Rose- decided somettfing should be done}mond Tift, E in, An- about it. So, jiggling with vibra- | tonio Kemp, J s, Rich- tion, it “jumped” down on his!ard Lund, Alton Roberts, Edna head and Johnson was wideiMae Russell, Helen Pent, Mary awake. !Leamon, Dolly Hi Barbara Carey, Delio Coto, ‘Mario Herce, ever be victimized by the sme Mary era ment race and war. Mary bi I believe that the truth shall | iOlsen, Ju: set us free. jguerite Carpente | Curry, Louise {| Lewis, Julio ane |Shine, Helen Saunders, |Matcovitch, Nellie Hall, {Griffin Eugenia Pierce, Burton |Richardson, Junior Costar, Cath- the erine Schuck, Gwynn, d William c AR been v Rovers Athletic also in EFFICIENT ALARM CLOCK Junior high Mildred Mar- Mae Robert Winifred Roberta George Pinder, J. C. COONS. Hollywood, Fla. May 29, 1941. THANKS THE CITIZEN Editor, The Citizen: Before leaving to accept the WPA with headquarters inj}vin, Miguel Booth and Atlanta, which involves the | Kemp. states of Virginia, North Carolina, | pee South Carolina, Florida, Georgia, | Albury and George t Harris their holding ing been ix years Kathryn this | school, t =: rning, Rico, I want to drop you note and thank you for the as-| classmates 4 sistance that you and your staff!the record of never have given me personally, and!tardy or absent in t to the WPA as a whole, during! they have been in school the past two years I have been| Graduating student State Administrator here in Flor-;tor Barroso, Lee Ba ida. |Domenech, Orlando During that time all of us in!David Higgs. WPA have made a_ determined | Charles Malor effort to make it a good organi- ! Kermit Ric zation and do what we could for Roberts, Ed ssell, the unemployed here in the! Solomon, Frank Stickney, state, and at the same time try | Woods. to see that the money: expended} Richard Woody, Frank Her- was for projects of a worthwhile |nandez, Percy Roberts Kathryn type, and I am glad to say that | Albury, Emelina Alfortso, Paul- for the most part, I think we! ine Baker, Edna Charlow, Cleah | have been successful. \Rden, Norma Garcia, Margaret | One of the pleasant memories |Giddens, Helen Key, Martha Ma- I will take with me will be the |chin, Eda McLaughlin, Mary E.! thought of the splendid coopera- | Pinder, Helen Roberts, Lillian tion I have had from the press }Sands, Kathryn Thompson, Doro- here in Florida, as I know the thy Woods, Molly Woody and fact th&t we stand high in pub- Gloria Chacon lic opinion in the state is be-) cause the press has always been | fair to me and to the program. | Paragraph I do appreciate very much what! “Key We: 5 atch with you folks there on The Key|@ great deal of interest develop- West Citizen have done, and | ments in Cuba, where there though I will be away from Flor- | Seems to be < ida quite a bit, I of course will dint Machado ar a continue to do what I’ can to, People may iron ou help the state, and I shall look | ferences. Return to forward to seeing you one of | Prosperity on the i these days so that I might thank | be Sratifying t you personally for the coopera- !—-————— tion you have generously given. With cordial good wishes, I am re Hec- Joseph | Esquinaldo, | s Munro, Leonard George Charles | The Citizen, in an editorial | the their dif- ce and we ould Lopez Funeral Service Established 1¢85 Licensed Funeral Directors and Embalmers 24-Hour Ambulance Service Phone 135 Night Gee | | mens nncemenet nee se ne Sincerely yours, ROY SCHRODER, State Administrator, | Jacksonville, Fla., May 27, 1941. E Overseas Transportation Company, Inc. Fast, Dependable Freight and Express Service —between— MIAMI AND KEY WEST Also Serving All Points On Florida Keys Between Miami and Key West Following Schedule Effective June 15th: Express Schedale: (NO STOPS EN ROUTE) LEAVES KEY WEST DAILY (Ex- | CEPT SUNDAYS) AT 6:00 P. 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