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THE SHAMROCK TEXAN, Shamrock, Texas
Thursday, March 26, 1942
THE SHAMROCK TEXAN
Published Every THURSDAY by Albert
Cooper, Ted Rogers and Arval Montgom-
ery, 407 N. Main St.
Albert Cooper-----
Arval Montgomery
Virginia Anderson
J. C. Howell —
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Society Editor
Local Advertising
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Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek’s
recent appeal to Great Britain for
it to grant the people of India real
political power offered an oppor-
tunity for the enemies of England
in this country to renew their vic-
ious attacks against our Ally. They
made the most of it. On every hand,
the age-old Indian situation was re-
hashed, aywlty t? the discredit of
Preaf Britain,
There is stiil an element in the
United States that, while wanting
a United States victory, would pre-
fer it if Great Britain and Russia
earn? out badly used up, finished
Us first-rate powers. They in ay hon-
estly want Hitler destroyed and
Japanese militarylsm forever bro-
ken, but they cannot forget their
hatred of our two Allies.
Such a hope just is not in the
picture. It should be evident by now
that it will take the combined re-
sources of all the Allied Nations to
win, and that victory for one will
be victory for the others. The Unit-
ed Nations will win or lose this war
together. One of the best sources
of aid and comfort to our enemies
has been the way in which these
anti-British and anti-Russian ele-
ments in our country have made
use of every available opportunity
to criticize our Allies. Consciously
or unconsciously, they seek to drive
a wedge between this country and
the nations fighting with us.
The revival of the Indian ques-
tion was made to order for this pur-
pose. But before we jump to any
conclusions about it, we should re-
member that the Indian question
is far too complex for outsiders in
this country to settle. Bluntly, the
English people themselves are far
better equipped to debate this issue
and bring about a settlement
fraught with justice and wisdom
than we are. When aroused, the
English have blazed with righteous
Indignation over more than one con-
troversial issue, and can be de-
to take care of this
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Views of Contemporaries
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Victory to tlie Aggressor
The great lesson oT World War II
is this: victory belongs to the ag-
gressor—to the nation which car-
ries the battle to the enemy. Hitler
and his Axis mates have consistent-
ly followed that principle. They
have not hesitated to take the
greatest risks if the possible gain
was worth the gamble. Theirs is
the most daring plan of warfare
in the history of armed conflict.
The grave losses which the Uni-
ted Nations have taken may be
laid, in part, to the once-commonly
held belief that it would be pos-
sible to fight a defensive war and
still win. France pinned her faith
on the Magtnot Line which her
military leaders said was impreg-
nable—and today she is a beaten,
starving, slave nation. England at
first thought she could bring Hit-
ler to his knees through the use
of that classic weapon, blockade—
and today Hitler is master of all
Europe, and exploiter of all its re-
sources. At the beginning, Russia
too placed her hopes on defensive
positions such as the so-called
“Stalin Line,” and saw them de-
stroyed as if they were made of
paper. Not until the fine Russian
troops took the offensive was the
legend of Nazi invincibility shat-
tered. The last example—and one
of the most tragic examples—of the
fallacy Of defensive Warfare is the
fall of Singapore, the greatest
naval base ever built in the world.
The English believed the Malayan
Jungles would make land attack
Bh this bastion impOssslble. The
Japs proved otherwise.
Here In our own country, most
of us have been “defense minded"
instead of “war minded." The great
natural barrier provided by our
oceans has been our solace. We
took pride in our latent power, and
thought that no nation, least of
all Japan, would dare attack us.
And so, at last, decades of defen-
sive, wishful thinking—decades of
inaction, decades of avoiding un-
pleasant truths—have resulted in
the grim series of debacles to which
we and our Allies have been sub-
jected.—Ochiltree County Herald
Lean Forward, Americans
Americans delight in leaning back
in an easy chair, barber shop chair
or just any convenient chair and
listening to the advice and argu-
ment of whoever happens to be in-
dulging in that good old custom of
sounding off, and it’s a very good
thing in time of peace. But the
along to remark, “We’ve got the
finest wheat crop coming up we’ve
produced since 1939, and it will
bring -a better price. Cattle prices
are good and will be better. You
may have to work harder and do
dome things you’ are not -accus-
tomed to doing, but if you'll quit
playing around and go to work
you’ll get along all right.’’
Of course he didn’t explain how
we are to get material to work with
or how we will be able to get the
job done in 40 hours a week with
less help, but those are only minor
problems—I hope.—Ed Bishop in
Dalhart Texan
Food Is The Thing
The food burden in this war
promises to be the greatest the
United States has ever borne. We
shall have to fed not only our own
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now—When we all must lean for-
ward.
This doesn’t mean that free
speech, free press and free assem-
her empire, China and Russia—if
we can get the supplies to those
countries. At least, we will be ex-
“ ' “ . pected to contribute heavily to fight
bly must be shelved. It does mean . . . ' ,,
starvation over much of the world.
that every loyal American must
lean forward, not backward, re-
peat no rumors, and smash as many
lies as possible, and above all, have
faith and work hard.—Tulia Herald
Gloomy Outlook
The tire shortage, shortage
At this point it is probably un-
necessary to draft men for the
farm, just as we do for the army.
That Is recommendation of Chair-
man Fulton of the House Com-
mittee. But Gen. Hershey is cau-
tious in saying only greater control
, " u LV , n over man-placement is needed. It
^d!eAan^ b°b^ P1"S all,Pre- may be wise for draft boards to
^tedc^(?1n BHbltrC°rlng ‘h ImH?' ■ “freeze” farm labor now, instead
gene Whitehead, who refers doubt-
ers to Isaiah 3, starting with the
18th verse. But it won’t make you
any more cheerful to read it, be-
cause not only will we not have
"crimping pins," but “instead of
well set hair, baldness.” The pro-
phet goes on to say that there will
be seven women to one man and
that women will do the proposing.
To which we can only say that if
the ladies are bald-headed they will
probably have to do the proposing—
Dogatch style.—Hereford Brand
of some time later, as the draft
director implied.
This is a vaster war than any
ever experienced in history. It re-
quires metioulous planning, not
alone for military and naval and
air power, but most definitely for
production power—both armament
production and food production.-
Gertie Haskett in Childress County
News
“FOOD
FOR
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FREEDOM”
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FARMERS!
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Uncle Sam Needs
YOUR Help, Too!
You can do a great deal more than you think in this all-out struggle against
despotism simply by cooperating wholeheartedly in the “Food for Freedom” cam-’
paign which is being sponsored on a nationwide basis by the FARMERS, county
agricultural agents and bankers of the country. The purpose of this campaign is
to increase production of certain farm products which are vitally needed in na-
tional defense, without the aid of increased manpower. V !
Optimism
There'* hothing so pleasant as
talking to an optimist, a firm be-
liever in this country. Just when
I was deep in the dumps he came
Two of the items which the government is calling for the greatest in-
creases in production are SOYBEANS and PEANUTS for use in making oils. The
government is calling for an increase of 154% in the acreage of Soybeans and
A Bright Note
Wasteful and bloody business
though it is, war is not altogether
unmitigated Ijorror. Memphis dry
goods merchants tell us that men's
trousers will no longer be made
in the full-cut style known as
slacks, with effeminate pleats at the
belt line. This to save materials.
Which, we humbly submit, is
something to be truly thankful for.
—Memphis Democrat
pended upon
problem.
These same critical elements, who
seek to meddle in British affairs,
are always the quickest to take of-
fense from criticism of United
States policies by the British. They
reserve for themselves the right to
snipe at England, yet hotly resent
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any similajr tootles from British
subjects.
It must be remembered that In-
Bad Luck Day
A $187 fine, including court cost,
and two blowouts convinced a Waco
trucker that there might be some-
thing to this Friday 13th super-
stition.
The trucker was arrested last
Friday 13th for overloading. Ac-
cording to weights inspector R. H.
Ruth, arresting officer, the trucker
was away in excess of 38,000
Ruth filed three charges in all,
the latter two because the vehicle
had over 15,000 pounds for each
axel. The two blowouts completed
the operator’s misery.—Clarendon
News
dian leaders have yet to agree
among themselves on a plan of self-
rule. Competent observers believe
that, without a practical, workable
plan, It Is probable that the 240,-
000,000 Hindus and the 80,000,000
Moslems would be at one another’s
throats. Instead of strengthening
the Allied cause they would disrupt
the country with civil war.
Whatever Great Britain decides
to do about the problem, it must
first made certain that the step will
not weaken the Empire from a mil-
itary standpoint. Regardless of the
humanitarian principles involved, it
Is doubtful If Independence would
be of much value to the Indians if
it weakened their country. Certain-
ly the rule of the British in India,
though far from perfect, is infinite-
ly more just than it would be under
German or Japanese domination.
As a matter of fact, the biggest
single restriction placed on Indian
autonomy under the present set-up
Is In military matters. All things
dealing with national defense and
foreign policy are exclusively the
domain of the Viceroy. In internal
affairs, the Indians have a voice,
though not complete lndependcnc.
It Is almost certain that some ad-
justments will be made in the near
future. Until that time, it might be
well for the people of the United
States tto refrain from criticism.
Englishmen are raising their voices,
and it is probable that their self-
criticism will be more effective than
opinions from this country. The
English people, acting through
their responsible Government, will
deal with this matter to the best
interest of all concerned.
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IT TAJKES
CO-OPERATION.
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Fifty years ago no one thought of trying to stimu-
late the industrial growth of a whole region. The
American pioneer spirit took care of everything.
Today, with our country largely settled, it is not
enough to leave our industrial future to nature.
Realizing this, our organization is telling the nation
about the splendid opportunities for war and peace-
time production that are available here in the Gulf
South. •
The program is designed to co-operate with all other
groups interested in building a greater Gulf South
—to work with you, and your local organizations—
and to help build your community and the rest of
the Gulf South area.
But the job is big—it takes co-operative pulling
power—the co-operation of everyone working
shoulder to shoulder in the interest of the whole
country’s defense and its peacetime progress after
war. All of us in the Gulf South know that only
through close co-operation and unified action can
victory be assured. We deeply appreciate our
responsibilities in this great crisis.
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Montgomery, Arval. The Shamrock Texan (Shamrock, Tex.), Vol. 38, No. 85, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 26, 1942, newspaper, March 26, 1942; Shamrock, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth528605/m1/4/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Shamrock Public Library.