THE December 4, 1941, Pace Pony The Contre Alemocraf, BELLEFONTE, PENNA. PAUL M. DUBBS.. CECIL A. WALKER Issued weekly every Thursday morning. Entered in the postoffice at Bellefonte, Pa., as second- class matter. TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION if paid In advance if not paid in advance The date your subscription expires is plainly printed on the label bearing your name. All credits are given by a change on the date of label the first issue of each month. We send no receipts unless upon special re- quest. Watch date on your label after you remit, Matters for publication, whether news or advertising, must reach The Centre Democrat office not later than Tuesday noon to insure publication that week. Adver- tising copy received after Tuesday morning must run its chances. All reading notices marked (*) are advertisements, Legal notices and all real estate advertisements, 10 | cents per line each issue. Subscribers changing postoffice address, and not no- | tifying us, are liable for same. All subscriptions will be continued unless otherwise directed. NATIONAL €DITORIAL SSOCIATION SHember CIRCULATION OVER 7,000 COPIES EACH WEEK EDITORIAL Now that you are a member of the Red Cross, you should buy some Christmas Seals, or a Defense Bond. M Work hard, save your money and you will die early enough for your heirs to enjoy spending it, Whatever the government of the United States may do, there will always be a few Congressmen to argue that the other nation is right. There is only one way to whip Germany and treak up the Axis Plunderbund. It sounds cruel but the victory can come only through the killing of German soldiers, and the rest of the world has the choice of doing the job or accepting Nazi domina- tion. Believe it or not In the event of war with Japan, naval strategists in this country are a bit d d upon whether the U. 8. fleet should fight a defensive war, or boldly In- vade Far Eastern waters for the purpose of seeking out and attacking the Japanese fleet. In the latter case, the Jap fleet would have to fight in order to protect communications with the army in China and the line of supply to Indo-China Certainly, if a de- cisive naval battle resulted favorably to the democ- racies the situation in the Atlantic would be greatly improved. Former President Herbert Hoover, appearing again in the role of a prophet of doom and disaster, declares that a pursuance of existing Democratic policies will dry up the wells of freedom in the United States, Mr. Hoover then proceeds to outline the proper course for the U. 8. A to travel saying, in effect, “Follow me.” The only trouble about that is that the American people followed Mr Hoover once before—followed him over the hill to the poor house. As a result, they are somewhat inclined to take what he says with a grain of salt, Many, when Herbie points the way, rush headlong in the opposite direction. Once bitten, twice shy There is small reason for astonishment over the action of the fourteen Republican representatives who voted unanimously against the repeal of the Neutrality Law. They have voted almost unanimous. ly against every bill which has been presented in the last two years to strengthen our defenses, including the original Selective Service Act. Our own Con- gressman VanZandt has achieved an almost perfect record of opposition to defense measureg recoms- mended by the President, the Secretary of State and the Army's Chief of Staff. If his vote, and that of his Pennsylvania colleagues, had prevalled, we should be helpless today and Britain probably be defeated. Row much longer will patriotic Republicans toler- ate the ganging-up of their misrepresentatives against national defense? It is a disgrace to any party to have men so intent on torpedoing a captain they con't like, that they ignore the fact it is the Ship of State they are scuttling. The only remedy is to reitre them from Congress and send new represen- retire them from Congress and send new represen- is more important work than the building of political fences. SECRECY SERVES THE NATION There are two classes of people who want an end to secrecy in regard to naval operations in the Atlantic, The first group includes those who are naturally curious and believe that the government belongs to them and that they are entitled to know everything that occurs. It also includeg some citizens who are anxious to uncover some fact with which to attempt to discredit the foreign policy of the nation The second class includes those persons who are willing to permit the Axis powers to secure valuable information from the United States in the belief that this will help them in their war upon Creat Britain and Russia and with careless disregard of the effect that such news will have upon the lives of Americans and the fortunes of this country, The people of any democratic nation must real- ize that when thelr nation faces external foes, it is impossible to broadcast every fact relating to na- tiona] defense, To do so would be to play into the hands of our enemies. The world today hay two examples of the value of secrecy in regards to fight- ing programs, one in Germany and the other in Russia. In Germany, it is true that the Nazi regime secretly bullt up an efficient military machine, ready to strike with great power to accomplish the aims of the Hitlerian government, In Russia, it is appar- ent that Stalin's gecrecy was effective in permitting Russia to equip herself for defense against Ger- many, If Hitler had been aware of Russia's program, and he admits that he under-estimated Russia's strength, the Nazi machine would have attacksd Russia before preparations had been completed, Naturally, nobody with much sense wants the United States to adopt the Policies of the dictator states but, in matters military, naval and aerial the policy of secrecy is the only wise course to pursue. If dictator states understand the value of conceal- ing preparedness programs and military information from potential sources, demncratic states should have sense enough to learn from them. TOUGH ON FINLAND, BUT— We are furnishing Russia with war engines and other supplies, not because we love Russia, but for our own sake—because Russia ig doing her part in stopping the world conquest on which the Reich has v embarked, For war purposes, at the present moment Finland and Germany are one. The conundrum is whether we can permit our affection for and sym- pathy with the distressed little country to prevent us from trying to get her to abandon the Axis—in short, to get off Russia's back--~when Russia is mak« ing our fight? Not that Russia is doing it for our sake but for her own salvation. Nobody suspects Finland--as square and honest a democracy as ever advanced the cause of liberty --0f anything approaching accord with the Hitler philosophy. Their being Joined is a plain marriage of convenience. It afforded the Finns an opportunity to get back at a nation that has bullied her and threatened her independence off and on for two hundred years. On the other hand, the United States is com- mitted to the destruction of Hitlerism, for It Is fully aware that if the Puehrer succeeds in Europe—and Asia—we are bound to be next on his list We have advised Finland that unless she quits her invasion of Russia, she will forfeit the Ifriend- ship of our country. That sounds mild, but forfeiture of national friendship may involve a lot of trouble Japan realizes it—and Japan is, up to dale, only a potential part of the Axis, while Finland is in it the whole way. Possibly the argument that may have the most cffect will be that {f the Nazi's are definitely stop- ped in Russia, the war will be of relatively short dur- ation; but {f they are not, we may look forward to a long-time world war—and in such a war the inde. pendence of small nations on the firing line will be a mere abstraction BIBLE WEEK WORTHY We are conscious of the existence of more “weeks” to promote special causes than the calendar allows and that the American people are a bit fed up on the numerous proclamations of Bo-and-5o Week Just the same, we are going to call attention 0 a special week, with the suggestion that our read- ers will observe it. Between December 8th and 14tn the first annual Bible Weck in America will be ob served if a recently appointed commillee can brine the matter to pass Asserting that the Bible is the fountain head of democratic doctrines and the answer to attacks being made vpon them by nazilsm and communism, a Laymen’s National] Committee insists that “g re- newal of the spiritual life is essential to national morale” and that “the Bible is the symbol of split ual tradition and unity in this country.” We thoroughly endorse the Bible Week and the general purposes of the group of interested laymen Their observations as to the value of the Bible, in relation to national morale and democratic doc- tines, is true but, just the same, we think they could launch their annual = ¢ upon the basis of the value of the Bible to the However, there is no occasion for argument as to the best rezeong for a Bible Week. Let's make it a point to see that the week gets some publicity in Centre county and urge our fellow-citizens to ob- serve it LABOR AGITATION Ant receive the consider. ation of there is measure gress There walk-outs -strike legislation is to the House of Representatives this week but ndw ways to forecast the shape of the by the fime it runs the gauntle: of Con- has been considerable agitation to end strikes and shut-downs in defense indus. For time, the White House was 2ppar- ently cool to the suggestion but eventually the Pres. ident came to the conclusion that labor legisiation should be considered tries some Law For Emergency Only Congressional leaders are the opinion that eny legislation enacted should be confined to strikes In defense Industries and would be effective only ior the duration ¢f the present national emergency Presumably some cooling-off period would be pro- vided in order to permit negotiations ng if no agreement is secured, conciliation and mediation services of the Covernment would be available In the end, the Government would be given the power to compel arbitration : lic opinion in the United Stales has labor as a result of strikes in defense industries, tnere is no reason to suppose that anti-strike legislation will bave an €asy path throtigh Congress, Memberg of Congress both parties respect the political power of labor Republican Hold Decisive Power Much dopends upon the attitude of the Repub- lican minority because if the party votes as a unit against legislative proposals, there may be enough defections from the Democratic strength due to the influence of labor, to prevent passage of an effective bill ’ ol oainet against " FE In wriing that public opinion has shifted against labor, we merely report a fact without ad tempting lo pass judgment upon the course of labor or to explain the shift of public opinion Obviously, however, new: of labor troubles in defense indus. tries have been highlighted throughout the nation, making the genera] public exceedingly conscious of the delay in the output of defense material Labor Disturbances Magnified There is some reason to believe that labor dis- turbaneces have been magnified in defense industries tnd that undue emphasis has been placed upon pro- duction curtailments due to strikes. Az an example of what we have in mind, we call attention to de- velopments following labor disturbances at the plant of Air Associates, Incorporated, at Bendix, New Jer- rey It will be recalled that the War Department reized the company’s property. excluding officials and taking charge of production Recently, the plant has been turned over to the company but not until two officials connected with the company, resigned One of them, 8. Leroy Hill, has protested to the War Department against seizure of the plant and his forced resignation An Interesting Revelation In his letter to Robert C. Patterson, Assistant Secretary of War, Mr. Hill asserted that the com- pany, under hls direction, had complied with all the laws including the Wagner Act and cited figures purporting to show that production at the plant had not heen impaired seriously as a result of the labor rouble, This, we think, is an interesting statement The War Department seized the company's property and the public generally approved the action of the War Department in the belief that labor trouble had ser- iously impaired production at the plant and that continuance of the situation would result in danger. ous delays in the delivery of supplies needed by our expanding airplane program The strike was played up in newspapers through out the country as a deterrent to necessary produce tion and, so far as We observed, no official of the company came out with a statement then denying that production was being seriously impaired. Now, Mr. Hill urges that production had not been serious ly impaired by labor troubles. Loyalty of Labor Necessary In connection with pending legislation, the pub- lic should realize that the defense effort cannot suce ceed without the wholehearted cooperation of labor, organized and unorganized. There is hardly a way to compel the cooperation of millions of workers, It should be understood very clearly that labor, it it is to advance the interest of workers, must make its demands at a time when Industry is mak- ing profits. Obviously, the opportunity ior conces- sions rises when business is booming, It does not exist when business is dead. There ig a widespread impression that industry, regardless of new taxes and the talk about taking profit out of war, is go- ing to come out of the defense program with im- mense profits. This tends to encourage labor or ganizations to make demands for increased wages and improved working conditions. Unfortunately, the writer and the average citi- zen is unable to determine the extent of profits that industry Is making out of the defense program, For this reason, we must depend, in part, upon the de- cisions made by arbitration boards or fact-finding boards which hear both sides and consider the ques- tion in minute detail. ——— {ing asked permission to appeal fiom his 1-A classification { parior the : Long IHiness Is THE | Orrick CAT “A Little Nonsense Now and Then, I» Relished by the Wisest Men” Leaving that turned to his the Academy post in teaching until four CENTRE DEMOCRAT, BELLEFONTE, PA. thonotary Bond C. Whits ) - 1 ' | The deceased was a Stop Crying Mary Kelley Sloop | | and Christngs comes but once a year, born at Northumberland And wisen it comes, Oh! Dear! 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The traveler Mas He had not gone far when he Beard 8 call: “Hey, Mister me back sn—— The old man said Builds Addition minutes ™ To taka f “Why did you not tell + that when 1 asked you? » y eler "How did I know how man cemetery went on his» of the traveler ret med, shen Lhe ST H Was guing to walk? t you ¢.:.4 ¢-% That's all, folk Yes, th country, but it could be worse terrible sur spinach eres a It could be — w— ce ——————————— son of he Arbor fir (Continued from page one) principal of the pellefonte schools 1931 position he r and on and recely Dickin rect Unive 4 ndditiarinl ¢ Fatal to A. H. Sloop it va Apt He was graduated from thy years later when he was named Deputy to Pro- Jacob 1} Ig NATIONAL DEFENSE COMES FIRST If you plan to build, remodel or expand=~be sure to ask us about problems affecting the supply of materials for electric service extensions. Copper, steel, zinc and other materials in providing electric service are essential for national defense. Because of the present emerency the use of such materials is definitely controlled by pri- orities. West Penn announces, therefore, that it cannot assure you of its ability to add toore e its distribution facilities to serve new locations or additions to pre- sent electric loads, such as for industrial and commercial purposes, unless they carry priority ratings. It is even now necessary to delay service to new resi- dences, and those newly wired, and this condition will no doubt continue through- out the emergency. If you are planning to build or expand, we urge you to discuss your electric service needs with our District Manager who will be glad to talk over the entire matter with you while your plans are in the formative stage and before your com- mitments have been made. SPECIAL NOTE Electrical Contractors and Dealers first opportunity. 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