Show I WEEKLY NEWS ANALYSIS By Edward C. C Wayne I Defense Funds Constitute Largest Item In n 2 1 Z Billion Dollar National Budget u Blockade on Food for or France Is s Lifted British Win New Victories Over Italians EDITORS EDITOR'S NOTE When TOTE When b opinions opinion I are nrc a ae e expressed In n these columns pt the they ire are n those cs of r Nt the news analyst ai and not t necessarily ress II Y of this newspaper newspaper r Released by Western Newspaper Union I FIRM I WORDS President Speaks President Roosevelt spoke to the new congress There were no weasel words The President was grave His speech was frank and fighting He said he would call on congress to give authority to provide billions of dollars worth of weapons needed by the embattled democracies of the world He warned appeasers and subversive elements clements that the government would use its sovereignty sovereign sovereign- ty to save the government He admitted admitted admitted ad ad- that the defense effort is lagging lagging lagging lag lag- ging in some quarters and demanded demand demand- ed sacrifices from business labor and agriculture England has been criticized at home and abroad for not making earlier a statement of its war aims President Roosevelt covered this detail detail detail de de- de- de tail as far as the American effort goes He said America was seeking seeking seek seek- ing to protect the fundamentals on which this government was founded free free speech a free press the right to worship as a persons person's conscience dictates and lastly freedom from want and freedom from fear The President made no light matter matter matter mat mat- ter of the danger He said secret troops of the dictators already are among us He said as long as the aggressor nations maintain the initiative initiative initiative ini ini- America is not safe He declared declared declared de de- whatever stands in m the way of speed must give way to the national national na na- na security It was the most unique message ever eyer delivered to a new congress Usually Presidents President's messages to and detailed detailed detailed de de- I new bodies go into lengthy tailed recitals on a multitudinous amount of administrative I ties This message dwelt on one subject sub sub- I defense defense and speed in defense Two days later came the Presidents President's Presidents President's Presidents President's dents dent's new budget message It called for a total expenditure of during the 1942 fiscal year beginning July 1 I 1941 This is the highest budget in history except the war year 1918 Over 10 billions of this amount is to be used for U. U S S. defense spending The balance of non-defense non spending came to well over six billions a little less than this year More taxes will be needed said the Presidents President's message to pay j a AU AI A 4 U Il ADAMS of ul Colorado Cola Cob rado is iJ pictured here trying tring to balance the budget Idl which ch was u-as read by clerks before before be- be fore ore the House louse and Senate A member of the Senate appropriations committee Senator Senator Sen Sen- ator Adams has haJ a direct interest in 11 2 billion dollar document these bills The public debt will pass the limit by June 30 this year and the President suggested suggested suggested sug sug- removal of the debt limit Almost was included to maintain agricultural aid at present present present pres pres- ent level The WP A item was was was' cut cutto cutto cutto to a dr drop p of from this year PROPAGANDA New Style Before France fell the civil population population population lation was lulled into a false sense of security by assurances of the in invincibility invincibility invincibility in- in of the Maginot line When Germans cracked the lines the whole French nation went jittery and fled from fled from anywhere to any any- where They believed all had been lost and in the resulting confusion all was lost European propaganda staffs quick to sense public reactions took a lesson les les- son The British immediately began began began be be- gan giving their people the ugly facts Peoples People's minds were conditioned conditioned con ucon- to expect the worst When what happened wasn't half hall as bad as expected public morale rose When Australian troops battered their way into Bardia Italian Libya and took the first fortified town captured captured captured cap cap- by British troops in the war Mussolini could have silenced the bad news since all the Italian press is controlled by him But even before before before be be- fore British broadcasters could tell tellof tellof tellof of their troops successes Italian announcers announcers announcers an an- were breaking the news to their own people and no effort was made to deny the loss was serious In fact for days Italian minds had been conditioned to expect the loss There is belief in some excellent excellent excellent excel excel- lent quarters that Italian troops in Bardia cut off from retreat retreat retreat re re- re- re treat and with little food and water were ordered to hold out at the sacrifice sacrifice sacrifice sac sac- of their lives while this radio propaganda could be carried out at home Boys Bos From Down U Under THIer Conversely there was no celebration celebration celebration tion in England although the British figuratively lifted their hats in appreciation appreciation appreciation ap ap- ap- ap to the who fought amid heat and sand in Egypt are Australian and New 4 y Ak r If When hen the British forces entered Bardia after routing that Italian stronghold Air Gunner 11 T. T Brundidge 25 above abate the lone American in their ranks lie He holds a civilian Chilian pilots pilot's license and has haJ been recommended for an Air Force com corn mission Zealand troops who came half hall way round the world to answer England's call just as their fathers had done in the World war Officially they are members of the Australian and New Zealand army corps The are one of the oddest armies in the world knowing little of the discipline quirks that govern many other bodies of troops The do not salute the officers of their own army and certainly not the officers of any other including the British Colonels are likely to tobe tobe tobe be called by their first names even when addressed by privates captains captains captains cap cap- and sergeants mingle with the utmost freedom All troops eat at atthe atthe atthe the same table and wear the same un uniform orm the only difference being insignia of rank But any World war veteran will tell you that the are one of the bunch of men ever to raise a gun For 20 days they had to stand outside outside outside out out- side the gates of Bardia waiting the word to attack and growing more impatient by the hour When the signal came the city fell in less than 48 hours FOOD FOR EUROPE Britain Relents American governmental pressure upon London has brought a change in blockade policy and will result in some food shipments being made to Spain unoccupied France and Finland U. U S. S authorities have been negotiating negotiating negotiating ne ne- ne- ne with the British for months to obtain a reversal of the order The British were afraid that any food reaching Europe soon would be bein bein bein in the hands of the Germans whom they accuse of stripping occupied territory ro to as to increase rations at home The story told in France was repeated to American diplomats diplo diplo- mats In France it is said there is isa isa isa a German waiting every time a chicken lays an egg Besides it was pointed out to the U. U S. S agents that it is the duty of the conquering nation to feed the conquered and it was recalled that American and British sacrifices were necessary after the Armistice in 1918 in order to get food into Germany both occupied and unoccupied unoccupied unoccupied territory But American pressure continued and London unwilling to be stubborn stubborn stubborn stub stub- born with the nation to whom it is looking to supply much of its munitions munitions muni muni- I finally relented SEA WOLVES History Repeats The German quota of three British ships sunk daily was raised to five fiveas as a sea raider appeared in the Pacific Pacific Pacific Pa Pa- to war on the British trade lines Prisoners taken by the raider raid raid- er and later released said the captain captain captain cap cap- tain of the German ship is Count Felix von Luckner Count Von Luckner Luckner Luckner Luck- Luck ner led the British a merry chase in 1916 Then he was supplied with an old sailing vessel by the German navy ran the blockade and left behind behind behind be be- hind him a trail of sinking ships from the west coast of Ireland to the South Seas After the war ar Count Von Luckner came to the United States He lectured lectured lectured lec lec- to audiences that were dazzled dazzled dazzled daz daz- with his natured good-natured raillery He leased a sailing ship and took the sons of wealthy parents on summer summer summer sum sum- mer cruises for large fees He expressed disgust with the Nazi government gov gov- But the counts count's present audiences are not being dazzled They say he sank their ships without warning killing women and children that he huddled what prisoners he took in evil quarters with little food Ever the gallant however he gave them thema a complaint book in which they entered entered entered en en- all the complaints they wished to make about the about the ship He promised promised promised prom prom- them the book would be for his personal attention But there was no indication he bothered after reading reading reading read read- ing the complaints Meanwhile there was a hint that American vessels might soon take takeover takeover takeover over the Pacific trade routes and release British vessels there for the themore themore themore more vital Atlantic runs in areas closed to American ships under the neutrality act The idea was discussed discussed discussed dis dis- dis- dis cussed at the outbreak of the war Washington sources say the British vetoed it London sources say the proposal never got an answer from American shippers NEW DRAFT Legion Plan When next fall rolls around it has generally been expected President Roosevelt will call for a new enrollment enrollment enrollment enroll- enroll ment in the selective draft The idea behind this is to take care of those who have attained their first ty-first birthday since October 1940 and fo to exempt those who have passed their thirty-sixth thirty birthday The new enrollment would call for new drawing of numbers which might see some lifted to top positions positions positions who now are far down the list The American Legion has come forward with a new plan It calls for enrollment in a new sele selective tive draft only of youths between the ages of 18 and 21 Moreover it would be a permanent arrangement arrangement arrangement arrange arrange- ment not like the present law which is operative only during the present threatening emergency It would call for compulsory military training training training train train- ing of the nations nation's youth as a matter of regular national policy MISCELLANY fl E. t Death pursued four navy air corps members They with three others including two officers were riding in an amphibian plane in Texas Tex Tex- as when caught in a storm The pilot to lighten his load ordered the five enlisted men to parachute to earth Four landed safely one tore loose from his chute and fell to his death A naval court of inquiry inquiry inquiry in in- was ordered to fly to the scene near Big Spring Texas for tor an in in- After the official proceedings proceedings proceedings pro pro- the court flew toward San Diego Calif with the four enlisted m men n in the plane In a lonely California California California Cali Cali- fornia canyon the plane crashed Eleven were killed including the four who had survived the adventure in the other plane C. C t A million dollar increase in pay has been awarded to employees of the Tennessee Valley authority The increase affecting employees of the federal agency was agreed upon at the annual wage conference of the TV TVA A and the Trades and Labor Labor Labor La La- bor council C. C Harry t Hopkins former secretary of commerce and close personal friend of President Roosevelt is in London on a special mission The circumstances recall the special missions in 1916 of Col Edward House personal friend of President on |