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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1941
Page
8
A contemplative note warns that success is more than wealth and warns that Hong Kong fell due to unprepared defenses. It calls for renewed resolve, unity, and readiness as war threatens Singapore, the Philippines, and Asia, urging courage and fortitude to defeat subjugation.
North Carolina prison ten convicts write Governor Broughton offering to form a dangerous mission squad for the United States. They plead debt to country for past wrongs and seek rigorous control, hinting loyalty born from wartime sacrifice. The blast of patriotism is noted amid reflections on loyalty and redemption.
Byron Price becomes executive news editor of the Associated Press and takes a leave of absence to oversee government censorship. He is expected to work with editors nationwide to guide reporting while preserving press freedom, with internal coordination to field big stories and “kill” some strong items.
Samuel Grafton argues against impeaching the State Department and defends its role in gathering foreign intelligence and guiding policy. He cites efforts to export scrap iron to Japan and keeping oil flowing during blockades, insisting trained diplomats prevent war mistakes and deserve support.
The piece recalls the 1898 voyage of American transport ships from San Francisco to the Philippines during the Spanish American War. Troops faced crowded decks, primitively furnished bunks, scarce fresh food, and rough seas as convoys moved at the slow pace of the rear ship, with Guam briefly noted and pacifist debates over fortifications.
In a four day session in Washington two men, President Roosevelt and Len Elbert Thomas, brokered a three point plan: no strike no lockout and all issues to arbitration with a final Roosevelt decision. Employers and AFL CIO reps praised the settlement, while John L. Lewis warned of postwar union strains and profits built on wartime output.
A wartime note dated December 30 1941 from Jeanne Carl G Bachmann in Charleston hints at public shooting galleries to brush up on marksmanship, addressing Carl with a casual invitation to drop in during a period of broad defense sentiment.
The article reports internal clashes over war production control. Bernard Baruch criticized the system while Roosevelt's focus on urgent matters leaves a leadership vacuum. Nelson heads OPAL and seems to report to Knudsen in a muddled chain, with Leon Hen devon linking prices and production restraints. It warns that 1941 spending reached 16 billion and stresses the need for a much larger effort in 1942.
Raymond Clapper notes threefold production needs and urges quicker conversion of civilian industry to war work. He cites shortages, estimates 2.5 million unemployed due to material gaps, and praises Harry Hopkins for mobilizing the jobless. OPM must accelerate facility and tool reallocations under Knutzen.
A compilation notes Hitler's wartime rhetoric and reflects on America First dissolving after Pearl Harbor. It cites Roosevelt and Mrs. Roosevelt, praised Japan, and asserts the need for unity under democracy, with Wood endorsing wartime focus and liberty of speech shaping national resolve.
In a column by Westbrook Pegler the Italian regime under Mussolini is condemned for overblown boasts and military failures. The piece recounts Italy’s defeats in Spain Greece Africa and the Balkans, noting German intervention and the collapse of Italian pride under Nazi pressure.
Arthur Baer reflects on smuggling and newspaper culture with a sly humor about old colleagues Winsor McCay O O McIntyre and others. He recalls a past incident with a bad check and the ease of securing a column through clever hustle and light trickery.
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