Preventing Sabot
age Called Possible
And Necessary
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By W. BARTON LEACH
(Continued from last issue)
You would know that y-ou
were opposed by three compet
ent ard coordinated agencies, th?
FBI, Naval Intelligence and Mi i
tary Intelligence. But you would
also know that they face an impos
sible task. They must spread'their
protection thin over the who e
sprawling structure of American
industry and its warehousing and
transportation facilities. You. on
the other hand, would realize
that you can choose your point of
attack and concentrate upon it.
You would go happily through
embassies in Washington which
have the protection of diplomatic
immunity, and thoroughly enlarg
ed consular staffs in the indus
trial areas.
What Happened Last Time
We can stop this. To under
stand how this can be done it is
necessary to examine the story of
sabotage in the last war. We have
the authentic blueprint as to how
destruction was organized from
1914 to 1917. It all came out be
fore the German-American Mix
ed Claims Commission through
documents admitted to be gen
uine by the German Government
and through witnesses who prov
ed to be unimpeachable. Having
the blueprint, we have the know
ledge to prevent a repetition, if
we will.
During the old neutrality per
iod acts of sabotage were matters
of almost daily occurence. Tire
destruction of B:ack Tom Island
on July 30, 1916. and of the muni
tions assembly plant at Kings
land, N. J., on Jan. 11, 1917,
were merely the largest figures
in a tragic pattern of disaster.
IFor example, in a period of six
weeks commencing Jan. 10, 1916,
there were three explosions in
du Pont plants, one in a Bethle
hem projectile plant, on each in
munitions plants at Bridgeport,
Conn., and Bound Brook, N. J.;
two bomb explosions in ships
bound for Europe, two unexplain
cd ship fires and two cases in
which bombs were discovered in
ship cargoes before they explod
ed.
Did the German Government
really give directions for sabot
age in the United States during
the neutrality period, or is that
just supposition and an ‘ old
wives’ tale? Before the Mixed
Claims Commission Germany ad
milled the genuineness of the fol
•owing telegram, dated Feb. 26.
3315, from the German Fo/eign
Office to the embassy in Wash
ington:
"For Military Attache. People
fit fer sabotage in United States
and Canada cannot be ascertain
ed from the following persons:
* * * In United S’ates sabotage
can reach all kinds of factories
for war de ivsries: railroads,
d: — ? bridges must not be touch
id here. Under no circumstances
compromise embassy, and equal
ly Irish-German propaganda.”
The last sentence requires no
comment.
Money Paid to Saboteurs
Who were the executive heads
of the sabotage organization?
The military attache to whom the
above wire was addressed with
Captain Franz von Papen, later
Hitler's Ambassador to Turkey.
He was the head of the sabotage
organization on land. We know
that, thanks to a stupid mistake
of his own. His recall was de
manded by President Wilson in
1315. The British gave him a per
sonal safe-conduct through the
blockade, but when his ship
touched at Portsmouth the Brit
ish Naval Intelligence took all
'his baggage. Among other items
of interest, they discovered check
books and stubs showing that he
had recieved $3,102.0,0 for sub
versive activities and had dis
bursed a substantial part of this
sum to known saboteurs.
Captain Karl Boy-Ed, the Ger
man naval attache, performed
the organization work for marine
sabotage. His was the job of see
ir.g to it that the mysterious fires
started on ships at sea, that a
bomb ind'stinguishable from a
lump of coal got into the bunkers
to be thrown under the boilers
by some hapless member of the
black gang, that a lime bomb of
modest proportions was placed in
the stern in such a way that in
the middle of the Atlantic the
steering gear was disabled and
the propeller shaft warped.
Dr. Heinrich Albert, commer
cial attache of the German Em
bassy, was the financial agent of
the organization. One day Dr. A1
bert was on a New York sub
way train when a fight started
between a combative passenger
and a subway guard. While Dr.
Albert was engrossed in the pro
gress of the fray, a Secret service
agent, who by happy chance had
with him an exact replica of the
learned doctor’s brief case, sub
stituted the former from the lat
ter. The papers thus filched show
ed that the doctor had disbursed
more than $30,000,000 for sabot
age, espionage and propaganda.
Let us recapitulate. Sabotage
was ordered from 'Berlin. It was
organized by the German rnini
tary ana raval attaches. It was
fir anted through the German
commercial attache.
•Now add one more fact. When
he Gcr an a-a Austrian Em
bassies and consulates were ex
pelled upon our declaration of
war in April. 1917. sabotage stop
ped dead. This type of activity
requires an intricate and exten
s- ve organization and it takes lots
of money. Cut off from its exec
utive head and deprived of its
funds ar.d it is parlyzed.
Up until recently the Axis era
jbassis had kept their staffs in-,
tact. Their consulates had main
tained their personnel or increas
ed^ them, some as much as 400
per cent. Why? The diplomatic
relations between the United
States and Germany consist of
Herr Hitler and President Roose
velt taking to the air at irregul
ar intervals and calling each
other names. Commercial rela
tionships between the two coun
tries are non-existent.
Picture Found Ridiculous
There are many silly things in
this world of undeclared war and
ur.neutral non-be'ligerency, but
none is sillier than the picture
of German and Italian diplomatic
agets sitting in Washington, un
der the protection of dipomatic
immunity which no American cit
izen enjoys, drawing money upon
American banks and using their
time and talents to foster nation-,
al interests which we have pub
licly declared to be incompatible
with our own.
We can get rid of this menace
simply by stating an obvious fact1
that, for the time being, there
are no diplomatic or commercial
relationships between this coun-;
try and the Axis powers. This is
called technically a severence of
dipiomatic relations. It isn’t real
y that, because the reations have
j long since been severed. It is'
I merely a recognition of an exist-1
; ing status and the elimination of
a foolish and dangerous pretense.'
It is not an act of war.
We know what is going to hap
j pen if we allow these people to
stay here. The history of the last;
war shouts the warning. And re
| member: We are far less neutral
now than we were then; the Brit
' ish are far more dependent upon
us now than then, and the Ger
I man Government is far more ef
ficient at boring from within now
| than them.
We can prevent further blows
| from fading. We ought to do it. j
Are you taking advantage
of six months paid in ad
vance subscription ?
CONSULS ENJOY AIRPORT PARTY
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While awaiting final preparations for their flight to New York, apt. Fritz Wiedemann (left), and
Dr. Hans Borcher, German consuls general of San Francisco and New York respectively, and the
members of their party gathered at the San Francisco airport bar for a party. Mrs. Borcher (hand
to face) talks to a woman companion while Capt.Wiedemann chats with Another members of the
gry>up that traveled in three chartered planes. They went to New York to board the navy transport
West Point.
Navy To Take
Over Goddard
Hot Springs
Construction of a new wing of
the Pioneers’ Home at Sitka and
disposal of the Goddard Hot
Spring; location to the Navy De
parlment were voted at a Board
of Administration meeting held
in the Governor’s office recently.
H'-n-y W. Clark, Coordinator
of the Federal Security Agency,
sent to Alaska by the Federal
Government to report on Terri
torial needs brought about by
the defense program, recommend
ed the acquisition by the Feder
al Government of Goddard Hot
Springs division of the Pioneers'
Home. It will be converted into a
recreational area and headquar
ters for the 3,000 Army and Navy
personnel ultimately to be sta
tioned at the Sitka combined
Army and Navy bases. '
Mr. Clark has spent over a
month in the Territory, visiting
and studying the needs of every
community affected by defense
activities. Some of his recom
mendations have already been
forwarded.
Mr. Clark returned recently
from Si'.ka, where he inspected
■Goddard Hot Springs in the com
pany of Commander J. R. Tate,
Commandant of the Sitka base.
The Board of Administration vot
ed pursuant to Chapter 53, Ses
sion Laws of Alaska, 1941. to con
struct an addition to the Pio
neers’ Home. The act provided
$175,000 "for the immediate con
struction of an addition to the
Pioneer Home at Sitka, Alaska."
This act of the last Legisla
ture was taken after the regular
visit of the Legislators to Sitka
and followed the recommenda
tion of Superintendent Eiler Han
sen that Goddard Hot Springs be
abandoned for purposes of lodg
ing pioneers as soon as the neces
sary extension to the main home
in Sitka were built.
The Board of Trustees of the
Pioneers’ Home will enter into
negotiations with the Army and
Navy authorities for the transfer
of Goddard Hot Springs. This
transfer will take place as soon
as it is possible to transfer the
pioneers now resident at God
dard Hot Springs to Sitka.
Mr. Clark stated that the Navy
were extremely enthusiastic over
the plan of building a fine re
creational center for the enlist
ed men.
!no crown jewels
SENT TO AMERICA
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 7 —A
spokesman for the San Francisco
Soviet consulate, Peter Ivanov,
branded as ridiculous an Italian
newspaper story that the crown
jewels of Imperial Russia have
been sent to San Francisco for
purchase of war supplies in the
United States
The report was carried in a
number of Italian papers.
Ivanov said that the story is
impossible, since no Russian
ships have arrived in American
i ports since the German invasion
started. Besides, said Ivanov, Rus
sia has plenty of gold to pay for
what she needs and won’t be
pawning the czar’s jewelry.
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
No. 646
In the Probate Court of the
Cape Nome Precinct, Territory
of Alaska, Second Division.
In the matter of the Estate of
EDITH J. ELLIS, Deceased.
Notice is hereby given that the
undersigned has been appointed
by the Probate Court for the
Cape Nome Precinct, Territory
of Alaska, Second Division, ad
minstrator of the Estate of Edith
J. Ellis, Deceased and has quali
fied as such. All persons having
claims against the estate of Edith
J. Ellis, deceased, are required to
present them with the proper
vouchers, within six months
from the date of this notice to
said administrator, at my office,
on Front Streeet, in the City of
Nome, Alaska, Cape Nome Pre
cinct.
Date of this notice and its first
publication July 23rd, 1941.
A. Ben Shallit, Administrator
of the Estate of Edith J. Ellis,
Deceased.
Publish July 23, 30, Aug. 6, 13
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ARMY NOW ESTIMATED
AT 1.477,000 MEN
WASHINGTON—The istrength
of tho Army of the United Stat
es tor’ v ; estimated at 1.477.000
officers and en’isted men. The
breakdown is as follows:
OFFICERS
Regular Army . 14.700
National Guard . 21.800
Reserve Officers . 58.500
Total 95,000
ENLISTED MEN
Regular Army:
3-yr. en'istmcnts 478.000
Reserve-1 yT enlistments 18.000
National Guard in
Federal Service 262.000
Selective Service trainees 624.000
Total . 1.382.000
TOTAL COMBINED STRENGTH
Regular Army . 510.000
National Guard . 283.800
Reserve Officers . 58.500
Total . 1,477.000
U. S. NAVY WANTS
NO HULABALOO
MELBOURNE. Australia. Aug.
— Rear Admiral Taffinder warn
ed the Australians not to put on
an elaborate welcome for the of
ficers and men of the United Stat
es cruisers Northampton and Salt
Lake City. Said the American ad
miral.
“You are likely to see more
and more of the American Navy
while the war lasts and cannot
| make a fuss every time. We do
not want any hulabaloo.”
The Austrilian Navy Minister,
j William Hughes, remarked:
| “I am sure the visit will not
' escape the notice of friends far
ther north.”
The Northampton and the Salt
| Lake City are in Australian wa
j ters on what was officially des
l cribed as a training cruise.
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FROM ALPS TO ALASKA
ANCHORAGE —Jules Kilcher,
expert skier and popular Anchor
age sportsman, is quite happy
these days. He recently receiv
ed a cable from his fiancee, Miss
Ruth Weber in Geneve. Switzer
land. that she would leave Lisbon
Portugal by clipper ship on the
vcond lap of tile long journey to
her new home in Alaska.
Kilcher came to Anchorage
from Switzerland some 18
I months ago to get away from the
j conditions that made life un
bearable in Europe. His pleas
ing personality, his sincerity, and
intriguing accent soon endeared
him in the hearts of all with
wiiom he came in contact.
Since his arrival in Alaska. Kil
eher has been working on the es
tablishment of a Swiss colony in
the vicinity of Anchorage where
the arts and crafts of those thrif
ty people might be preserved,
particularly ceramics and the
making of toys. His efforts are
now beginning to bear fruit and
before the year is out strides will
have been made in the formation
of the colony, he stated.
The arrival of Miss Weber in
Anchorage will mean the cu'min
ation of a romance started in
Geneva several years ago when
the popular outdoorsman first
met his fiance. She W3S well
known throughout Europe for
j her lyrics and he a’most cqual
j ly as well for his athletic prow
| ess It was a case of love at first
i sight and when they decided that
their future home together
should be in America, Ki cher
left Geneva to make the neces
| ary preparations.
i The preparation are completed
i and Miss Weber is now enroute
to the land of freedom and happi
ness. Her baggage consists of one
uitcase and a spinning wheel, an;
heirloom that ha.s been in her
fami y for generations.
S 0 L U T I 0 N—This midget and a rangy lifter is Lockheed's
answer to problem of working inside the P-38's narrow fuselage: